…the members of Greensboro’s boards and commissions
people appointed to represent city residents
on issues that affect quality of life
…aren’t exactly representative of the community
Forty-five percent of the members
are real estate professionals or lawyers
Does thinking you understand what another says
mean you hear what they mean?
City statute dictates that the [rental] board
must be made up of people with business interests
and people who represent housing advocacy groups
and city districts
But in reality
the board has few people who are advocates for residents
Seven of the 10 current members work in the real estate industry
…real estate professionals also made up more than half of the members
on the nine-member Zoning Commission
a body that makes decisions that could kill or allow new development
Should information be evaluated
by origin and relative legitimacy?
…the nine-member Planning Board
which oversees land policies
has two members who are in the real estate industry
and two who are attorneys working for real estate clients
Greensboro News and Record
Can most people be fooled most of the time?
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