Williams proposed a grocery store and a movie theater on the city-owned site. City officials hope to pick a development proposal by November and break ground by March 2001. Williams, Dominion and their partner, Manekin Corp. of Columbia, MD, would be allowed to enter new proposals.

However, the current development team disagrees that the city can unilaterally admit competitors to the project. It claims to have exclusive rights to develop the site, a point DC officials dispute.

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