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The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s governing board voted Wednesday to advance a plan to wipe more than 100 single-family houses from the agency’s books despite protests from residents who call the properties home.

The request folded into an amendment of the agency’s annual plan asks the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for permission to demolish or dispose of 110 units of so-called scattered site housing.

The vote came after both tenant members of the Board of Commissioners broke protocol to directly address residents who lined the board room at authority headquarters on Chamberlayne Avenue.

Marilyn B. Olds said she and the other tenant member, LaToya Hawks, are outnumbered on the board. Olds said she sympathized with residents who stand to lose their homes, and that she faces a similar situation with the planned demolition of Creighton Court, where she lives.

“We have no power. We sit here on the board. If we vote or we don’t vote it really doesn’t matter. We can’t change this. The vote is in; The decision has been made,” said Olds. “I’m not going to cover this and make it look pretty. You have to start dealing with the reality of it.”