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4. He said that the issue of abandoned houses came up
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 10:03 PM
Apr 2019

at many, many houses when he knocked doors as a candidate before the first election he won.

The issue was mentioned most often by people in neighborhoods like LaSalle - low income people living with abandoned homes in their neighborhoods.

He prioritized the work because the source of the project was community members, not newbies who wanted a more pleasant view on their drive home.

And, yes, he took critical responses of a few people who were negatively impacted and used it to create momentum to write grants to make further improvements.

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