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Council fails to renew Cortex blight determination after close vote
Summary
A final passage motion to renew prior blighting determinations for the Cortex redevelopment area failed on a roll call, falling one vote short of the eight-vote threshold required for final passage (7 ayes, 5 nays). The renewal would have allowed the redevelopment corporation to continue to exercise eminent-domain rights authorized earlier.
A motion to third-read and finally pass board bill 68, which would have renewed prior blight determinations for the Cortex redevelopment area and thereby extended redevelopment corporation powers, failed on a roll call at the Oct. 24 meeting. The tally was 7 ayes and 5 nays; eight votes were required for final passage.
Issue summary Board bill 68 would have renewed earlier city findings and…
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