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Windsor is cracking down on the Ambassador Bridge owner, issuing emergency demolition orders for 17 vacant lots amid a years-long standoff over blight and redevelopment. City officials will only approve permits if the company submits detailed plans for what will replace the cleared land — a rule designed to prevent urban decay. Residents cheer the move, hoping it marks a turning point, while the company pushes back, saying the orders fall short of their goal to demolish all vacant properties. Complicating matters, the city is also reviewing a request to tear down the long-abandoned J.L. Forster Secondary School, requiring more documentation before any decision. Though demolishing these eyesores is a win for the neighborhood, the larger battle over the bridge company’s plaza expansion continues, with the city holding firm on its redevelopment mandate.

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