Kinda seems like you’re the one viewing things from a tower. Jumping on karass for sharing her worries for elderly folks who may have been gentrified out of their homes? Really??? Have you paid attention to her worries about it expressed on here before? Or to her thoughts on community? Or to her ongoing concern that the CSD use the very best data & methods for making decisions to benefit all children? And what’s this about Oakhurst being the only diverse neighborhood in Decatur? It’s simply not so. I can only pipe up for Decatur Heights, but I can most definitely assure you that you are wrong! Decatur Heights is a beautiful potpourri of different races, nationalities, faiths, lifestyles, and interests– heck, even the main four political views are pretty well represented! Our neighborhood Potluck yesterday was a testament to our intentions of becoming one big vibrant community. Surely you’re not seeing things only in black & white?!

2) estate planning – before the developers can get to them, talk to these elders about passing these homes down to decendents who have young families and could benefit from the quality schools and great quality of life. I just had my blood drawn by a young African American woman who it turns out grew up in Oakhurst but “moved on” (she didn’t really have a reason she could/wanted to give me…and said she didn’t understand the big deal about Decatur now, she went to DHS and it was fine but not great…so it seems unaware of the transformation happening) and is now enjoying living in Little 5 Points. She has older relatives still in the neighborhood. Seems she’s exactly the kind of person the neighborhood would benefit from retaining and as she has a family, would benefit from being here.

Just my thoughts.