Desmond, Charles Taylor, Roger Santos, Esther Colon, Caleb Greiger, Greg Jones, Venetta Sneed, Bernard

Description

Part two of a discussion about the disagreement between the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and tenants over choosing a developer to remake the Columbia Point public housing project into a mixed-income development. Host Charles Desmond talks with Columbia Point Task Force members Roger Taylor, chair; Esther Santos, secretary; Caleb Colon, member and Spanish Committee president; Greg Greiger, senior representative; Venetta Jones, administrative assistant; and Bernard Sneed, director of UMass/Boston's Columbia Point Field Office. Discussion topics drug abuse in the complex, lax management, the shoddy work done on apartments during a prior BHA renovation, the differences between the plans of CMJ, the task force's preferred developer, and BHA's preferred developer; concerns of Hispanic residents, and UMass/Boston's support for Columbia Point residents. Black Perspectives is a public affairs talk show featuring in depth conversations about issues of interest to the African American community.

Record Contributed By

WUMB-FM

Record Harvested From

Digital Commonwealth