The council voted 9-0 not to move forward with negotiations or additional discussions about the potential sale. Ahead of the meeting, 125 people signed a petition asking the city not to sell the property to Xenolith Partners, a New York-based developer that proposed creating 75 housing units, the majority of which would have been affordable housing. Opponents voiced a wide range of concerns at Tuesdayâs meeting. Several councilors also spoke up against the proposal, including City Council Vice President Jason LaForest, who said that placing another low-income complex in the neighborhood, which already houses Mohawk Forest, effectively would have constituted âracial and economic segregation.â