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Article: Mount Holly Township, Pa., Residents Resist Redevelopment.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2004
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Byline: Sarah Glover
Jun. 10--When you turn onto Levis Drive in Mount Holly, you enter a canopy of trees adorning the streets and lawns of the Mount Holly Gardens. You'll see neighbors speaking with each other and waving at passersby. The racially diverse neighborhood consists of seniors, young families and multigenerational households.
Citizens in Action, a group of roughly 50 residents of The Gardens, as the neighborhood is known, is fighting a large-scale redevelopment program facilitated by Mount Holly Township. The $11.5 million redevelopment plan, in its early stages, includes 180 new homes and 50,000 square feet in retail space.
Citizens ...