The idea was to make the property attractive to potential developers.

"We think it makes it more attractive to potential developers."

Residents of the town have lived with the vacant site for more than 15 years as potential developers came, looked and threw up their hands.

"I'm delighted to see so many potential young developers showing such an active interest in developing public data."

But one of the plan's many loose ends is that no potential developer has been identified.

The proposal has received strong support from municipal officials, environmental groups and potential developers of the surrounding area.

So the canal authority contacted about 200 potential developers and 33 expressed some interest in the project.

But to maintain the other potential developers' confidentiality, he declined to disclose their names.

Today was the second deadline for potential developers to express their interest in the project.

The city is still talking to potential developers for the hotel, and little progress has been made on the hip hop museum proposal.