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Council defers multiple private-sale redevelopment items amid questions about offers, pricing and grocery-store plans
Summary
Several private-sale redevelopment and land-sale items were deferred after council members questioned the list of letters of intent (LOIs), the proposed sale price of city-owned lots and whether a new West Ward project would be a grocery store or a convenience store.
The Newark Municipal Council deferred multiple private-sale redevelopment items and asked staff for more information about competing offers and project specifications.
Council members pressed the Economic and Housing Development (EHD) office for a list of letters of intent submitted for the properties under consideration, saying the council previously received such lists but had not been provided them recently. Councilman Ramos asked staff to provide the number of LOIs that were submitted so the council can confirm whether the group being…
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