A Leap of Faith

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Hieftje notes that since the city owns the Fuller Road Station site, its value may be credited toward the $8.8 million it owes for Phase 1. If the assumptions made in a 2004 appraisal still hold--admittedly, a big if--the land alone could be worth more than $1 million.

"The finances are being worked on," says the mayor. "Finding money for a capital project isn't daunting."   

[Originally published in January, 2010.]