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The project work shifted the thinking on all infrastructure improvements in the city, motivating officials to look at who's impacted and how. "We don't want to gentrify or displace people," Rosemeyer said. "We want to help people be better where they are because that's where they want to be." Connecting City Departments The work spanned many city departments, from public works to health and planning. "These projects helped each department learn what the other departments' concerns are," said Rosemeyer. "I feel like I do my job a lot better because I know where people are coming from and what they need." They also delivered hope for the city's more vulnerable residents. In 2018, Cletus Cashman's home was modernized. His kids rest much easier knowing their father isn't down in the basement bailing water during dark and stormy nights. "This is going to be good for the future of anybody on the North End," Cashman said. "We lost a lot of stuff over the years, but we're still here." This aerial view shows the extent of the Upper Bee Branch daylighting project. 94 Inland Flooding