Work could start soon but it could still be 8 years until its complete. Neighbors told Central Omaha neighborhood reporter Molly Hudson they are still wondering what will actually happen.
- ‘I think we are getting to a place now where this is going to start occurring in a responsible way and an accountable way’
- Phase 1 includes entertainment, retail and multifamily use plus parking on all three blocks.
- If this agreement passes City Council, construction could start on phase 1 in 2025.
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“I get this terrible feeling in my gut that everybody is going walk away and then what to do we do,” said Tom Olson, who has lived in the neighborhood north of Crossroads for 6 years.
After years of frustration and neighbors questioning transparency, the development could be moving in a positive direction, but this neighborhood has heard that before.
“I think it has just been a frustrating series of events with developing partnerships, and some that have not worked out well with the visions at this site but I think we are getting to a place now where this is going to start occurring in a responsible way and an accountable way,” Festersen said.