Plan for school land tightened

Rejection of the PLDC prompts lawmakers to change proposals for other development

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 16, 2013

~~<p>Chilled by the backlash against the Public Land Development Corp., state lawmakers have significantly narrowed Gov. Neil Abercrombie's proposal to redevelop underused land around public schools.</p>
<p>Abercrombie believes redevelopment projects could generate money to help modernize the state's aging public schools for the 21st century, but lawmakers are reluctant to approve any legislation that appears similar to the PLDC, a state agency they intend to repeal.</p>
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Chilled by the backlash against the Public Land Development Corp., state lawmakers have significantly narrowed Gov. Neil Abercrombie's proposal to redevelop underused land around public schools.

Abercrombie believes redevelopment projects could generate money to help modernize the state's aging public schools for the 21st century, but lawmakers are reluctant to approve any legislation that appears similar to the PLDC, a state agency they intend to repeal. Login for more...