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A Chicago-based developer is asking Independence city leaders to approve $49 million in public incentives to redevelop Noland Fashion Square, a once-thriving shopping center that has fallen into disrepair during the past decade.
Developer seeks $49M in public incentives to revitalize blighted Noland Fashion Square
Tri-Land Properties presented a proposal Monday to the Independence City Council, requesting the incentives as part of a $100 million redevelopment of the 32-acre site at the northwest corner of Noland Road and U.S. 40. The council is expected to hear a second reading and possibly vote on the incentives June 1…