Article: Not out of the woods yet: Hickory Woods saga could be resolved in broader settlement.

Byline: Phil Fairbanks

Feb. 18--The judge overseeing the seven-year saga known as Hickory Woods is frustrated by delays in the case and now wants a "global settlement" of all the issues surrounding the contaminated neighborhood. City Hall, taking its cue from the court, has shelved a plan left by the previous mayor and is working on the global settlement -- a new strategy that could resolve all the outstanding sticking points: How will homeowners be compensated? How will their personal injury and property damage lawsuits be resolved? When will the neighborhood, still home to several hot spots, be cleaned up? "We want to resolve as much as possible ...

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