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3   <br />  <br /> <br /> <br />  <br /> <br />Mr. Brandon Collins, 418 Fairway Ave., sa id he supports Ms. Rolla’s position. The <br />Housing Authority does not follow process. Long-t erm affordability of housing in Charlottesville <br />is in jeopardy. <br /> <br />Mr. Louis Shultz, 1809 E. Market St., said he is here to talk about pr operty rights. He said <br />he gave Council a document at the Our Town m eeting on October 3 called "Notes on Steep Hill <br />Street" saying staff me mbers illegally seized private pr operty on April 29, 2010. Council has not <br />responded or attempted to repair the damages done. He asked for an investigation of his <br />allegations with a report to publ ic, training to City employees re garding property rights, and an <br />update to City maps to incl ude paper streets and alleys. <br /> <br />Ms. Cynthia Viejo, 732 Merion Gree ne, said she appreciated the City Market item being <br />shifted to earlier in the meeting. This item needs to be thoroughly discussed. She is a <br />REALTOR, a vendor at the City Market, and a resident since 1979. She said the City should <br />fully appreciate the value of the City Market. Moving the market across the railroad tracks will <br />be the death of the City Market. <br /> <br />Mr. Brian Wimer, 704 Graves, said the original study saying the bridge is no longer viable <br />was done by MMM, the same company that was then hired to design a new bridge. They have <br />been involved with every step of the process, and he has had enough of MMM. We should find <br />someone else to build the bridge. We should give Election Day off from work to make it <br />important and improve voter turn-out. He offere d ideas to increase voter turn-out and educate <br />voters about the issues. <br /> <br />Ms. Nancy Carpenter, 727 Denali Way, said sh e is in agreement with Ms. Rolla and Mr. <br />Collins in regards to HUD's RAD program. We need to find answers before the City destroys <br />public housing. Region 10 will be temporarily relocated to Ol d Lynchburg Road, and she is <br />concerned about how consumers will safely get to the temporary office building. She asked the <br />City, County, VDOT and CAT to work together to make sure bus riders can reach the building <br />safely. <br /> <br />Ms. Janet Job, 722 Merion Green, read a letter from an out of town visitor, Trisha Johnson, <br />who visits the City Market and asked Council to keep the City Market where it is. <br /> <br />Ms. Amanda Welch, Louisa County, said she is a vendor at the City Mark et, and it is a very <br />important part of the downtown fabric. Moving it away from the Downtown Mall will ruin this <br />connection. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL RESPONSE <br /> <br />Ms. Szakos said we cannot by law declare Elec tion Day as a holiday, but she does want us <br />to offer free bus service on Election Day, as we have in the past. She asked staff to examine the <br />concern Ms. Carpenter brought forth regarding transportation to the temporary Region 10 <br />building.