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McKee said his company has spent $1.4 millionb on mowing lawns, boarding up buildings and maintaininy properties on theNorth side. “I know that some of you thin kwe haven’t maintained them properly,” he said in a video of sittinb behind his office’s desk. “Maybe a few yearz ago we hadn’t, but we have worked very hard to do this and to do itrightr … Many people think that we own all the derelicg buildings on the Northy side, which is certainly not the case.” He then encouraged residents to call his office at 636-561-9300 to report buildin g maintenance problems.
McKee also tried to ease fears about the restoration ofhistoric buildings, including the , sayiny that most of the buildings will not be destroyed and many will be Residents and city leadersx have also raised questions about whether this projecy is any different from “The difference is we did not bringy this forward until we had enough land to make this McKee said. “That’s why we have been so quiet for fiveyearsd … But after spending five years and millions of dollars buyinh land and analyzing the vision and creatingh the vision, I firmly believe this projec t will happen.
" Pending a process for capturing publicc input and state tax credits, McKee said his company wouldc like to start some infrastructure work in early spring 2010. The include 3.5 milliobn square feet of office one million square feet ofretail space, one milliob square feet of service tech space, four corporate campusees and 10,000 houses in a dozen different residentialo neighborhoods spread out over 2,10o0 acres.