City Council voted 9-2 Tuesday to move ahead with a $160 million minor-league baseball stadium development — even though it will mean the demolition of the Soap Factory Apartments, one of downtown's few affordable rental options. Concern over the demolition delayed plans to decide on the project last Thursday.
City Council voted 9-2 Tuesday to move ahead with a $160 million minor-league baseball stadium development — even though it will mean the demolition of the Soap Factory Apartments , one of downtown's few affordable rental options.
Under the new plan, Weston Urban and the city would each provide $250,000 to help Soap Factory residents with relocation. Additionally, those who relocate to vacant Soap Factory apartments not affected by Phase 1 of the project would receive $2,500. During the rally, some tenants said they could end up homeless again if the complex is demolished. Others said relocating out of downtown would be hard because they don't own cars.
McKee-Rodriguez's motion failed 4-7. Castillo, District 4 Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia and District 6 Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda joined in seeking the delay."What I'm most worried about is that we are going to continue another decade of focusing our investment in making downtown a place for the White and affluent to make their money at the expense of working Black and Brown people," he said.
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