After six years, we believe it is time for the acrimonious atmosphere that has besieged the project, and the town, to be put behind us.

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Our original application included projections we made during the summer of 2005. Economic effects of Hurricane Katrina and the ever-increasing cost of fuel has made construction materials more expensive than we originally planned. We amended our original application to help balance the effect of those costs.

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The IDA felt that, in view of the tragic nature of our circumstances, making us wait another 60 days for a hearing process ... would have been an unnecessary burden.

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