New Condo Development Planned for King-Lincoln
Call & Post; Columbus, Ohio › August 21, 2009
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"The redevelopment of this site is a part of our overall vision to revitalize the King-Lincoln District with new housing, jobs, arts and entertainment," said Mayor Michael Coleman. "This is an exciting time for this neighborhood and I am pleased with the Whitney Young Collaborative, which is bringing together development businesses and residents to show what can be done to bring a new generation of investment and hope to a long-neglected neighborhood."
"I survived the complex with all the drugs and shooting," he said. "My kids and I used to have to hit the floor."John Boxill spoke on behalf of the Alphas and invoked the memory of Whitney Young, the former national director of the Urban League, who said: "You can holler, protest, march, picket and demonstrate, but somebody must be able to sit in on the strategy conferences and plot a course."See the full content of this document
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New Condo Development Planned for King-Lincoln
Good-nature memories and good-natured banter marked the groundbreaking of a housing project that will replace blight on the Near East Side.
Local government officials and other partners took ...See the full content of this document
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