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Letter: High costs scare off families from Richmond

Dear Editor, Re: “Missing students: Richmond public schools have seen a nine per cent decline in enrolment in the past five years,” Feature, Sept. 15.
Richmond News
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Students at General Currie elementary school participate in an outdoor circle to share ideas on various subjects and to "check-in" as to how they are doing. May 2016.

Dear Editor,

Re: “Missing students: Richmond public schools have seen a nine per cent decline in enrolment in the past five years,” Feature, Sept. 15.

I was born and raised in Richmond and have watched the drastic changes to this city — and not for the better.

I have two children who were at risk of having their school demolished just last year. That’s all Richmond has become — one big demolition. Affordable family housing is replaced by monster homes with gates in the front. 

And, in case you didn’t know, that’s what Richmond calls building a community. Us average Joes can’t keep up and you’re seeing the result with the decrease in enrolment in Richmond and an increase in enrolment in communities further out, which is very likely where my family will end up because we are hanging by a very frail string, trying to afford to stay in this city. 

One thing that’s been made perfectly clear...my family isn’t welcome here. I’m surprised it’s taken so long for people to wake up to what’s happening. This has being allowed to happen, and it’s truly appalling.

M. Johnson

Richmond