The City of Greensboro proposes to spend $58 million on parking decks to serve privately developed hotels in Downtown Greensboro. We, the undersigned, believe it is morally unacceptable for the Greensboro City Council to approve handouts to wealthy downtown developers while the city's poverty rate hovers above 20 percent. 

The need for two downtown Parking Decks has not been established; investment in public transit would alleviate some of the city’s parking needs instead of two new decks that add to automobile dependency and adversely impact the environment.

In 2016 the council voted to reduce a Housing Bond for low-income housing from $34 to $25 million, yet it wants to give $56 million for parking for two projects by wealthy developers.

When combined with $68 million in public debt for the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, it is morally unacceptable to have $124 million in debt for downtown projects while the city has so many other pressing needs.

We ask that the Dec. 19 vote to approve $56 million in public money for parking decks for privately owned hotels be voted down. 

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