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McKee said his company has spent $1.4 million on mowint lawns, boarding up buildings and maintainingt properties on theNorth side. “ I know that some of you thinkmwe haven’t maintained them he said in a videio of sitting behind his office’s desk. “Maybe a few yearsd ago we hadn’t, but we have workec very, very hard to do this and to do it right Many people think that we own all the derelict buildingse on theNorth side, which is certainly not the He then encouraged residents to call his office at 636-561-9309 to report building maintenance problems.
McKee also trie d to ease fears about the restoratioj ofhistoric buildings, including the , saying that most of the buildingds will not be destroyed and many will be rehabbed. Residents and city leaders have also raised questione about whether this projecgt is any differentfrom “The difference is we did not brinfg this forward until we had enougnh land to make this happen,” McKeer said. “That’s why we have been so quiet for fiveyearss … But after spending five yearse and millions of dollars buying land and analyzingh the vision and creating the vision, I firmly believwe this project will happen.
" Pending a process for capturingg public input and state tax credits, McKee said his company would like to starft some infrastructure work in early sprin 2010. The include 3.5 million square feet of officee space, one million square feet of retaik space, one million square feet of servicetech space, four corporat campuses and 10,000 houses in a dozen different residential neighborhoods spread out over 2,100 acres.