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DURHAM From a 10-acre field known as Osgood Farm in the early 1960s to a proposed large-scale Mill Plaza redevelopment project today, commerce and concern have collided at the corner of Mill Road and Main Street for years. Mill Plaza’s unfinished story – played out in Town Council, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Planning Board meetings, and even in court – involves elements that normally influence proposed commercial developments everywhere: Its effect on nearby residential neighborhoods, on traffic, on parking, on the environment, and on the general character of the community. For the residents who have followed this saga – Joshua Meyrowitz, Andrew Kun, Nell Neal and many others – the plaza over the years represents an opportunity unfulfilled, a promise unkept. ....