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After months of false starts, a task force of elected officials and civic leaders on Monday voted to approve a vision plan to redevelop the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, 122-acres of industrial waterfront property envisioned as a site for new housing development.

The vote of 17 to 8 came after five previous postponements , as the city Economic Development Corporation, which spearheaded the plan, struggled to get consensus among the members of the task force, which is chaired by Rep. Dan Goldman.

The $3.5 billion proposal seeks to transform the port

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