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Originally Posted by wburg
State and federal money are being used to develop the property and restore it. Not sure what giving it to the state would have accomplished, or handing it to a private party, other than having it sit vacant and boarded up until it fell over. This is a project underway with a target date for completion--a far better alternative than, say, the city-owned buildings downtown that are boarded up and sitting vacant until they fall over.
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Meh. In the end it will still a white elephant. At least a private developer could have incorporated it into a larger development. What good will it be once the new depot is built?