Members of Louisville’s Anti-Displacement Commission met for the first time Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was a long time in the making. The Louisville Metro Council passed the Anti-Displacement Law nearly two years ago. It directed city officials to work with researchers to develop a tool that could analyze proposed developments and determine if they were likely to displace neighborhood residents through higher rents or property taxes. Any project that would lead to displacement would no longer be eligible for public funding.
City workers began running projects through the assessment tool a few months ago. And after commissioners and advocates accused Louisville Metro of dragging its feet on implementing the law, officials finally set a date for the Anti-Displacement Commission’s first meeting…