Time for an agenda for Midtown

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Time for an agenda for Midtown

More than 40 percent of the residents of this city cannot afford the new market-rate housing that is being developed,” said Larry Newsome Dear Editor: Last week The Weekly Challenger ran a series of articles where the candidates in the mayoral race were interviewed and asked about their agenda and plans for the city should […]

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