Quote:There's still cleanup that's going to be required, and someone needs to pay for it.  The city benefits from getting this land on the books to generate tax revenue for the city.  The mixed use plan has always allowed for a ton of green space, but with housing, retail, hotels, and some sort of attractions to bring people down there.  It's amazing that this land has been sitting there vacant for literally decades.  This is prime real estate that SHOULD be developed.

Well it probably should have been the original owner, but as of now, it has to be developer. Pay to play. My dad does these type of environmental site inspections in Lake county. I take it the city controls the land right now? This is basically the hang up.

 

Back fines and inspections can be a pain tho, the city will probably need to make it easy for the developer if they want it done.

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