Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Gentrification and Historic Preservation

I've made it clear in my campaign and on my other website that I see gentrification as an important problem that must be addressed if Durham is to keep its unique character. To that end, I favor a means-tested abatement of property taxes on contributing properties in a national historic district.

Durham's preservationists must stand up to the NIS and the forces that would kick people out of their homes due to the highest property tax rates in the Triangle. I welcome discussion on this issue because it is one of the ways in which we can fight urban sprawl and the subsidization of the car culture that is claiming Cary and suburban Wake County. Keep Durham Different!

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