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Council rescinds financial agreement for Meridia redevelopment after attorney urges delay
Summary
Council passed Ordinance 3106 to rescind a prior financial agreement affecting 69 Heworth Place despite an attorney for Meridia asking the council to postpone action because of ongoing appellate litigation; vote was 3–2.
The Garfield Mayor and Council on Oct. 28 voted to pass Ordinance 3106, which rescinds a prior financial agreement tied to a redevelopment parcel at 69 Heworth Place (Block 34.02, Lot 28). The vote followed public comment from an attorney for Meridia Garfield 69 Urban Renewal LLC, who urged the council to delay action because of pending appellate litigation.
Allison Ingenito, counsel for Meridia, told the council she represented the developer and detailed the project's procedural history: the financial agreement and redevelopment…
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