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Mayor says city acted on woman's mistreatment claim

Mayor Teresa Tomlinson released documents Friday tracking the city’s response to a 76-year-old woman who claimed mistreatment by a city employee after falling on a sidewalk. Ruth Parris made her accusation at a discrimination forum held at the Columbus Public Library Thursday night.
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Residents report racial profiling

About 65 people showed up Thursday for a discrimination forum held by the U.S. Department of Justice to assess racial tensions in Columbus and help bring about reconciliation.
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Trip Tomlinson resigns from Housing Authority Board

Trip Tomlinson, the husband of Mayor Teresa Tomlinson, has stepped down from his position as a commissioner on the Housing Authority of Columbus board. Tomlinson, who served as vice chairman of the board, submitted a resignation letter Monday to the Clerk of Council at the Columbus Consolidated ...
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Department of Justice to hear discrimination complaints about Columbus Consolidated Government

The U.S. Department of Justice will hold a forum to discuss residents’ complaints of discrimination within the Columbus Consolidated Government. The forum will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road. The local chapter of the National Association ...
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Opponents of Housing Authority's plans state their case at City Council meeting

Opponents of Housing Authority of Columbus’ now defunct plans to build 100 apartments around the historic Liberty Theatre showed up in full force to a City Council meeting Tuesday. The group voiced its concerns about the city’s handling of the project and reiterated their support for...
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Alternate idea for replacing BTW lingers

In December 2011, when the Housing Authority of Columbus was developing a proposal to build 100 apartments around the historic Liberty Theatre, a newly formed development company met with public housing and city officials to share its vision for the property where Booker T. Washington apartments...
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Housing Authority abandons plan to redevelop Booker T. Washington complex

After weeks of trying to quell opposition to its plans to build 100 apartments around the historic Liberty Theater, the Housing Authority of Columbus announced Friday that it was abandoning the plans and seeking other alternatives for redeveloping the Booker T. Washington housing complex.
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Group tells 'other side' of BTW redevelopment debate

Opponents of plans to build 100 apartments near the Liberty Theatre held a community meeting Wednesday to tell what they called "the other side of the story."
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Mayor rallies BTW residents to support Liberty District plan

Mayor Teresa Tomlinson fired up a crowd of about 100 residents at the Booker T. Washington apartment complex Monday, urging them to fight for proposed apartments around the Liberty Theatre despite opposition from a small group of leaders trying to block the development.
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More residents applying for Section 8 housing vouchers

After losing her job as a machine operator at Mutec Battery in 2006, Charlene Wilson just wanted a decent place to live. First, she and her three children stayed briefly with her sister, then they moved into a public housing complex. Now they live comfortably in a three-bedroom house with a fenced...