The funny thing is the city already owns this property.... This is just to buy back the development rights. Go figure.

@kraziebill I am confused how can you own the land but not the right to make it what you want???

The city sold the "Development rights" after they built the platform. I'll see if I can find the info....

So we own the stupid platform yet can't build on it??? HOW F#$%^ STUPID CAN THE CITY GET!!!!!

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@cjsummers :That's how you know you are in Peoria.

Here's the start of the wonderful "platfrom" Note the "calls for a $4 million commitment of public funds"www.pjstar.com/news/ 19970821/1997-plans- revealed-for-peoria- riverfront

Here's where the council approved it...."Fifth District Councilman Patrick Nichting, fearing failure by the restaurants could ultimately cost taxpayers, voted against the project." Well he hit that one on the head.www.pjstar.com/news/ 19971105/1997-peoria -city-council-approv es-riverfront-p

Visitors from the east will look across the Illinois River to a cityscape illuminating the water with the lights of two new restaurants, each in its own one-story building, a specialty retail shop and, nestled among them, a four-story retail and office building.I want a refund for failure to deliver they didn't complete their part of agreement.

Damon's broke a 20 year lease? I hope we charged them for that. I can't even remember that being there at all. "Peoria can be prepared to welcome Damon's Clubhouse -- The Place for Ribs, which features a sports bar motiff without the actual bar, and Joe's Crab Shack, a seafood eatery that caters to parties and informal dining yet with a top-notch menu, Wisdom said. The restaurant chains have signed letters of intent guaranteeing 20-year leases and want to open by next June, though construction might delay that a few months, he said."

The city's response would be "well the 20 years is up next year, so it's not worth going after"

Looks like Damon's closed up maybe around 2006 and filed Chapter 11 so we didn't get a penny of the remaining lease. BUT look at this blast from the past I found trolling old Peoria Chronicle articles about this development! Our very own clairvoyant - @Mahkno!

Hows about they tell the developer get something productive in there that keeps with the agreement or we're taking it back?

@VonsterPeo What this council grow a pair and stand up to a developer. NOT gonna happen in this lifetime.