Question

The NLDC produced a development plan that would revitalize Fort Trumbull by building housing, office space, and other facilities that would support a new headquarters that Pfizer, Inc. – a major pharmaceutical firm – had agreed to build nearby. The development plan produced by the NLDC was in large part based on Pfizer’s requirements, which NLDC leaders (some of whom had close ties to Pfizer) were eager to meet. Pfizer would not be the new owner of the redeveloped land, but did expect to benefit from it. I believe that NLDC leaders genuinely thought the plan would serve the public interest, as did the city and state officials who supported it. But it is also true, as one of those who worked on the plan put it, that Pfizer was the “10,000 pound gorilla” behind the project.
–“The story behind Kelo v. City of New London,”
Ilia Somin
How would the development plan affect industry? Check all that apply.
Offices and other facilities would open across the community.
A pharmaceutical company planned to set up new headquarters.
Pfizer agreed to purchase a great deal of land to help with the development.
The development was designed to support a wide array of businesses.
Housing for workers would be constructed to support the new headquarters.

Answer 1

- Offices and other facilities would open across the community. (Yes)
- A pharmaceutical company planned to set up new headquarters. (Yes)
- Housing for workers would be constructed to support the new headquarters. (Yes)

The statements about Pfizer purchasing land and the development being designed to support a wide array of businesses do not match the passage.