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One after another Tuesday, aldermen expressed reservations that hoped-for projects to eliminate blight or otherwise spiff up their neighborhoods would be delayed or abandoned. Ald. Monique Scott said members of the City Council would be like “crabs in a barrel,” fighting for what dollars were left.
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