Yesterday, it was announced that over 700 acres of the 1,000 acre proposed site will be sold to the state to become a permanent part of the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge. We're assured (ahem) that the announcement's timing has nothing to do with today's election.
The Critical Bay Commission nixed the hotel, convention center, retail center, and golf course but did allow the 2,700 homes since they were far back from the Little Black River. With the crux of the project (read, moneymaker) axed, the developer decided to negotiate the sale with the state and settled for building a654 homes, instead, that will mostly cater to the elderly.
The developer will still get 10.4 million for that 700 acres, though. I wonder if he will take some of his profit from the sale and donate it to the refuge he threatened to destroy.
Probably not. Stay tuned. I'll see what I can find out.
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