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Old 08-14-2015, 11:35 AM   #390
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Originally Posted by heep223 View Post
It won't.

If the city wants that prime waterfront land to be developed properly, making another great area of the city liveable and workable and paying taxes, they need to buck up and contribute as part of a private/public partnership.

Just like they did in East Village.
It won't reach the point where a developer will fund the remediation and infrastructure improvements alone but the public burden will decrease. Pursuing the redevelopment of less costly brown/greyfield sites helps increase the value and viability of a regeneration scheme in the West Village and the burden private developers would be willing to carry.

At this point in time, can the West Village be deemed a priority?
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