More than 400 redevelopment agencies were officially shuttered, leaving a trail of uncertainty – and a potentially staggering debt load.
Across the state, cities and counties have loaned more than $4 billion to their redevelopment agencies over the past few decades, but according to the law governing how agencies will be dissolved, they may not be able to recover that money.
Until the Department of Finance reviews each agency’s plan to pay off existing debts and obligations in late April, it is unclear how much of the money will be returned to cites and counties.
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