HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-27-2021 Study Session_Item 1_Miller, Jonny_concerns and Community Land Trust (links removed)From:Jonny Miller
To:Public Comments
Subject:Carousel Mall development
Date:Tuesday, January 26, 2021 9:01:03 PM
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Howdy.
My name is Jonny Miller and I am a community activist in San Bernardino. I am contacting
you regarding the Carousel Mall development.
I am concerned about the process of community engagement behind this development. I
believe the community deserves a seat at the table to navigate the priorities for the downtown
development. Issues like lack of affordable housing, housing for low income and homeless
residents, sustainability, and good jobs must be included in the project. We need housing for
All not high priced apartments that gentrify the neighborhood and force out my friends and
neighbors, people of color who are already discriminated against in the housing market, and
the working poor.
I ask that you show your support for community benefits to address the issues I mentioned
above. The city's public money must go into solving the crisis of unemployment, housing, air
pollution, and investment into resources the community has needed for decades.
City Councilmembers, what are you doing to guarantee good jobs, permanently affordable
housing, and environmental sustainability at the Carousel Mall site? I demand that a
community land trust is incorporated into any plan that is proposed to ensure we can house
residents AND cooperative businesses to incorporate sustainability in the long-term.
Together we are stronger so let's plan a better future for San Bernardino.
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“Rise free from care before the dawn and seek new adventures.Let noon find you at other
lakes,And night find you everywhere at home...Grow wild according to thy nature.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden