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Northeast community urges city to require neighborhood talks with Horizon International over long‑vacant Homestead Kmart

2679683 · March 18, 2025
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Summary

Multiple community leaders and residents urged council to require Horizon International Group, owner of a vacant Homestead Road shopping center, to meet with local stakeholders about redevelopment plans and tangible community benefits rather than brief or “private” meetings.

Multiple neighborhood leaders and clergy urged Mayor and council on March 20 to press Horizon International Group, the long‑time owner of a dilapidated shopping center at 9929 Homestead Street, to meet with local stakeholders to develop a concrete redevelopment plan.

Speakers described the site as blighted and an ongoing source of crime and community decline. “For nearly 30 years, what was once a thriving hub for the community…has sat empty,” said Alicia Rares Caulfield,…

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