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Council approves disposition amendment amid neighbor opposition over eminent domain and historic‑district impacts
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 26‑024 amending a disposition agreement and permitting sale to Vista Center Development LLC after a contested public hearing in which residents said the project threatened homes in the Greenwood‑Hamilton historic district and raised eminent‑domain concerns; the vote carried with abstentions and the council noted planning and landmarks review had taken place earlier in the approval chain.
At second reading on April 21 the Trenton City Council approved Ordinance 26‑024, an amendment to a disposition agreement authorizing sale of certain city properties to Vista Center Development LLC. The ordinance drew sustained public opposition from neighbors and zoning‑board members who cited potential use of eminent domain and impacts on the Greenwood‑Hamilton historic district.
Paul Shore, who identified himself as principal of the 425 Greenwood project, urged the council to preserve 418 Greenwood Avenue and offered a counterproposal to rehabilitate it rather than allow residential…
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