The future outlook., 1949-09-03
EDITORIAL
The People Spoke .!
(Reprinted From The DemOcrat)

The Greensboro City Council this week took final action
on an issue that, feel important issue to all
concerned, and as member of the City Council I'd like
to take this opportunity to make position the matter
clear
The matter of rezonng portion of land in the area
near BenboW Road has been of great since
the request was first brought before the City Council
have been watching efforts to alleviate the housing
shortage In Greensboro with the keenes of interest
know that something must be done to bring and bet
ter housing to city, and 1 intend to do everything
FOR THE BEST to bring more and better housing em
phaslze FOR THE BEST because am trying to make
conscientious effort member of the City Council to
serve the people OF Greensboro to the best of my ability
Now was eated to see the plans in progress by the w.
H. Weaver Construction Company to build 256-family
unit housing project for Negroes in Greensboro have
seen the work of this builder in Greensboro and again.
and felt sure the project something have been
needing.
&c. it came as surprise to me when such bitter oppo
sition arose against the Weaver project
The need for housing in Greensboro is great BUT
in this particular project felt genuine conviction
that the City Council could not turn deaf the bitter
objections raised from the people who vtaly
affected by the rezong of the property just off Benbow
am serving the City Council representative of
the people of South Greensboro especially know that
first responsibility lies with the best interests of the
City of Greensboro WHOLE and have always main
tanned that would represent South Greensboro on the
City Council in any matters but not take any actions in
the interest of South Greesboro that would be detrimental
IN my opinion to other section group of citizens in
Greensboro By the token, feel most keeny that
should never take actions in the City Council that
in order to benefit other group of citizens in Green's
boro.
So, with this in mind could not disregard the bitter
opposition that among the citizens of South Green's
boro against the proposed Negro housing project just off
Benbow Road
While felt that the project would have been good
much-needed one, and that would have tended
to improve from every standpoint the bitter opposition
from the citizens most vitality affected ir South Green's
boro remained could not ignore their feelings in the
matter.
I'm any citizens in any other section of Green's
boro would agree that member Of the City Council must
always weigh their objections when they, too vitality
affected by any move on the part Of the Council
the people of South Greensboro who would have to live
with it felt otherwise and objected strenously had
of knowing definitely without question of doubt in
my mind that the people of South Greensboro wrong
and the the project right.
&c. in the face of the bitter opposition from the people
of South Greensboro, felt that the wisest was to
oppose the rezoning, and cast my vote accordingly
In so doing, I was going against recommendation
from the Greensboro Planning and Zong Commission for
approval of the rezong request And South Greensboro
man. right in the vitality affected by the proposed
of the recommendation for approval going before the City
Council.
BUT since that time this had to bitterly
opposing the project along with the group of South
Greensboro citizens.
went into the entire matter most thoroughly and in
vesgated to the fullest what thought would be every
possible bearing the subject weighed the entire mat
ter thoroughly from every angle before casting my vote
and that is why felt should not disregard the bitter op
position raised to the project among the people who would
be so vitaly affected the people who would have to