By Chris Coppola, The Republic | azcentral.
Chandler officials are working to finalize agreements with developers that could jump-start three major projects that will further transform the city’s downtown into a place where jobs, residents and visitors create a vibrant day-and-night scene.
But before the buzz there are the details, which still are being hammered out.
At the beginning of the year, city officials had hoped to break ground on at least one, or possibly all, of the projects in 2015. Now, it looks as though 2016 is a more realistic target.
Among the questions that need to be answered: What types of incentives will the city provide for each project? What guarantees will each developer provide in return for any taxpayer support? And, because two of the sites involve city-owned land, what terms will Chandler allow? A lease? A sale?
