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Government

Feb. 4, 2012

A requiem (for redevelopment)

After 60-plus years, what legacy has redevelopment left behind, and where do we go from here? By Joseph E. Coomes Jr. of Best Best & Krieger LLP


By Joseph E. Coomes Jr.


You died Feb. 1, 2012.


Many say you were mugged in broad daylight with everyone looking on, on orders from your controlling grandparents who wanted to redistribute your large income stream and assets to them, your cousins and other family members.


Others say you had it coming, betrayed by your own hubris and overestimating the power of your position in the family, and that you rejected a proposal to share a modest porti...

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