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Article: Hill District leaders closer to goal of grocery store
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- January 12, 2008
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Hill District activists moved closer Friday to a community-
benefits agreement, but left a negotiating session with city and
county officials without the legally binding deal they want before
the Penguins begin building a $290 million arena.
The most significant progress at the three-hour meeting is the
promise of $2 million from the city of Pittsburgh and the Penguins
toward attracting a grocery store in the Hill District.
The city's Urban Redevelopment Authority will pay $1 million out
of a capital fund previously set aside for development of a grocery
store, and the Penguins will match it, said Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.
He said the seed money, which needs the URA board's approval,
could be ...