There’s a petition being circulated amongst residents of the 1st Ward requesting that Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe withdraw Board Bill 213, designating the 1st Ward a Housing Conservation District. Word is that many past supporters of the alderman are being left with a sour taste in their mouths. It will be interesting to see if Troupe yields to the initial request from Committeewoman and state Rep. Yaphett El-Amin and Committeeman Talibdin El-Amin before the committee upon which Troupe forced a vote after testimony to withhold the bill. There is continuing discontent as some residents complain of Troupe’s absence from neighborhood and ward meetings. Could be a very cold winter.