Fire sales of their homes are, in part, driving Rochester's buyer's market and reinvigorating some city blocks with an influx of first-time home buyers. It is almost like we have to destroy the village to save it, said Anne Peterson, executive director of the Housing Council in the Monroe County Area. What I think she meant to say is that they will destroy our City to save their Renaissance Plan . But, city officials and experts say there are solutions. It will take cooperation and action of lenders and government to bring mortgage default under control and recognize areas where new homeowners are beneficial.
New homeowners is a code-word for minority households.
This is an open admission that they are going ahead with their Reconstruction plans, displacing white families, regardless of the consequences. This is a basic urban problem , Peterson said. And Rochester can be at the cutting edge in terms of bringing together forces in this community to tackle this problem. Here she admits it is an urban problem. See below , where Willie Johnson states we have to shift the focus.