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SAVANNA DEPOT PARK (May 10, 2010)--The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority, LRA, is accelerating plans for development and jobs at Savanna Depot Park after the federal government agreed to expedite the property transfers needed for a proposed railcar mall and other development. Following several meetings with Congressman Don Manzullo and staff from the offices of Senators Dick Durbin and Roland Burris, the Army has agreed to transfer two parcels in 2011 needed for the railcar mall that will create up to 400 jobs when fully developed. The Army had announced in January that the parcels were to be transferred to the LRA in 2012 and 2013 and that the LRA would not receive the final parcel until 2023, nine years later than projected a year earlier.

SAVANNA DEPOT PARK (March 11, 2010) The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority, LRA, and Riverport Railroad inked an agreement that grants Riverport Railroad a three-year option to purchase a 400-acre industrial park at the former Savanna Army Depot 20 miles north of the Thomson Correctional Center in northwest Illinois. The option opens the door for Riverport Railroad to develop its railcar mall concept on the BNSF.

SAVANNA DEPOT PARK (January 22, 2010) - The LRA announced that it has launched a campaign seeking local, state and federal support for accelerating the transfer of property from the Army to the LRA, so the LRA can better encourage job creation..

 

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