While the city responded by offering homeowners the ability to opt out of the redevelopment plan (a process that doesn’t exist in state law), it did not unwind the blight designations.
Their campaign adopted an old hymn, “We Shall Not Be Moved,” as its slogan.
They showed up at city meetings, printed T-shirts, and put up yard signs. But Faye and many of her neighbors quickly organized to oppose the redevelopment plan.
