Edited sentence: Also, New London, by its own hand through inaction allowed this neighborhood to fall into disrepair in order to bolster the perception that it was a "blighted" area.It is worthy of note here to mention that the City of New London, in a legal maneuver attempted to divest themselves of culpability by creating a "private" corporation called The New London Development Corp.Most residents believe the "Urban Development" aspect and the expected increase in tax revenues were just lies and that the only motivation was the greed of corrupt, ego-driven officials.The largely held assumption is that there were supposed to be substantial "kickbacks" to corrupt public officials.to seize these homes