'He turned a historically Black church into an eyesore because he doesn't care.' In a video, the developer expressed willingness to work with neighbors in his efforts to redevelop the property, but included the money statement that struck nerves.
"I was rooted in the church, grew up in the church," said Miles, who was disturbed by the church's pink paint and adornment with"Trap.""I did not like it, so I reached out to the owner," Miles said.
But the neighborhood is changing, she said. A lot of the elderly have died, and others are losing their homes to higher taxes, she said. Newcomers are moving in as longtime community residents can no longer afford to keep the homes, she said.'It's not better'Still, people have asked residents why they didn't buy the church property, Miles said.
Miles said she has nothing against Rallis, but she doesn't agree with just putting housing on the church property. It could cause more gentrification, she said. She doesn’t yet know all of the people there but feels a responsibility to be an advocate for them. Her restaurant has fed many less-privileged people in the last 10 months that it has been open. Hundreds of plates were given away for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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