‘We want out’: Residents closest to rail project pay the price of progress

When U.S. Army veteran Brandi Tolley returned home in the early 2000s after years serving overseas, she had the American dream of home ownership on her mind.”I knew that eventually I would remarry and have a family and I wanted a house big enough to accommodate that,” Tolley said.Tolley achieved this dream when she purchased her 1,945-square-foot home at 2331 S. Sixth St. for $78,000 in 2002. The modest home needed work yet was affordable and big enough to serve her […]