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Old 11-19-2019, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by John_W View Post
I know I've read about this before and did a search and found several threads, in fact two of them were started by you, twoplanekid, so I guess you're persistent. After reading through all those old threads, I believe the answer was one I had read somewhere else as well. The developer built the Hampton Inn and a few homes and then had a fatal accident and that was the end of that project. I guess the heirs didn't have the ability to carry on, or just wanted to cash out.
I believe this is true. I do remember though that particular developer fell from a crane near the third floor, either from the Hampton Inn or the office building to the west.