5
Jack
Everything’s gone wrong.
I worked for more than a decade toward my goal of building an affordable, safe, sought-after housing community in Stanton and I’m about to fail.
I click through my slide show on the conference room wall. All of my artist representations of Rose Towers Community are on the projection screen. I have the plans completed, the funding set, everything in place, except the approval of the Downtown Development Committee.
The eight members of the committee sit behind a long table. The chair, Mr. Atler, was my biggest supporter. With his backing, I expected my bid to pass. He leans over and whispers to Ms. Smith. She’s co-chair and in the seat next to him. She scribbles something on her notepad and shows it to him. He scowls and looks at me. The committee member
