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Saving Foote Homes

A fight to save the Foote Homes Public Housing Development has been in the works for some time now.

There are a group of people who’ve been trying to convince the city to renovate and save Foote Homes instead of demolishing it.

There’s a push from a man with international ties, Antonio Raciti is a visiting Italian professor who’s working with University of Memphis Professor Kenneth Reardon.

They’re both here to talk with about the alternate plan they have in mind that could save the Foote Homes.