Preston Springs Hotel Redevelopment

[Acitta]

Another day, another intentional neglect in the Region. Very convenient "sad loss" to make space for redevelopment land (in this case right next to a future ION station) - the Region has always been very clear that ION's first priority is to attract redevelopment along the line and being an attractive transportation option for the community second. At least I wish the owners/developers were direct about the intentions in the first place... this trick is getting old and rotten.

I don't think it is right to call this intentional neglect. As far as I can recall from past news reports, the current owners fully intended to redevelop the current building but were unable to interest any developers. I think that the previous owners also tried. The building was probably too big and too old in its design to be amenable to be renovated for a modern use in any way that is financially viable.