Advocates for the desecrated Moses African Cemetery in Bethesda have scored two victories in the long-running fight to restore and memorialize the burial ground, which is located on the site of the Westwood Tower apartments. First, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Karla Smith granted a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of Westwood Tower to Bethesda investment firm Charger Ventures, after landowner Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission failed to alert descendants of those buried in the cemetery of the proposed sale. And on Friday, plaintiff Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition announced that Charger Ventures had withdrawn its $50 million purchase offer.
Where was the announcement they pulled out of the deal? Why didn't Charger Ventures make the announcement?
ReplyDelete11:40: Charger Ventures hasn't commented publicly; they revealed their decision in a filing with the court.
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