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Article: Procedures, Not Pleas, Delay Vote to Raze Homes in Mount Holly, N.J.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- August 13, 2003
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By Joel Bewley, The Philadelphia In...uirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 13--MOUNT HOLLY, N.J.--As they looked up at the politicians seated on the auditorium stage, residents of the Mount Holly Gardens told of their sadness, anger and disbelief over the township's plan to demolish their homes and replace them with modern, costlier ones many knew they could not afford.
"Why should I have to leave my home so you can bring in someone to pay for a $200,000 home?" Antonio Delgado asked. "I love Mount Holly. Don't throw me out."
After a four-hour public hearing, the Township Council was poised Monday night to approve the plan but ...