By Mat Wahlstrom
Perhaps the only surprise about the foregone decision by the City Council yesterday to disenfranchise the citizens of Uptown was how messy it was.
For those who don’t know: back in 2021, at the behest of his pro-developer underwriters, Councilmember Joe LaCava began work to further hobble the 42 elected community planning groups (CPGs) that had already been crippled the previous year. He received approval to again rewrite the policies and procedures that govern CPGs.
At the time, it was mystifying why a second bite at the apple was even necessary. But yesterday the reason was made clear: It wasn’t about CPGs in general, but the Uptown Planners CPG in particular.
By Mat Wahlstrom
Perhaps the only surprise about the foregone decision by the City Council yesterday to disenfranchise the citizens of Uptown was how messy it was.
For those who don’t know: back in 2021, at the behest of his pro-developer underwriters, Councilmember Joe LaCava began work to further hobble the 42 elected community planning groups (CPGs) that had already been crippled the previous year. He received approval to again rewrite the policies and procedures that govern CPGs.
At the time, it was mystifying why a second bite at the apple was even necessary. But yesterday the reason was made clear: It wasn’t about CPGs in general, but the Uptown Planners CPG in particular.