By Nikita Stewart
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 19, 2007; Page B04
During yesterday's legislative meeting, the first since the council's summer recess, Empower D.C., a grass-roots organization that advocates for low-income and working-class residents, staged a protest to bring attention to the sale of city property, such as the West End Library.
The council approved emergency legislation in July to sell the neighborhood library and surrounding city-owned land to Eastbanc Inc., a private developer that plans to build a library, stores and condominiums that will include affordable units.
Residents have complained that they were not properly informed of the pending sale. Parisa Norouzi, co-director of Empower D.C. and the organizer of the protest, said residents are being left out of important development decisions.
During the meeting, a half-dozen people popped up in the audience, made statements and were quickly escorted out of the chambers. "Public property is not for sale!" the protesters yelled at one point.
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