"The 1,800 acres have been adjusted to 1,300," says David Tyler, assistant to the director of economic development for Wayne County. "We've decided we don't need some of the peripheral properties. A lot of the land was the airport's, anyway, so they will just continue to hold it."

Tyler says the county will instead sell various parcels to developers. "There still may be a few large projects, but it won't be all one developer."

The county was set to award a development permit to either Heritage Development Group of Southgate, MI or Schostak Brothers and Company Inc. of Southfield, MI However, county officials have balked at having to choose between the two influential developers. Instead, the county is moving forward at acquiring the property and installing infrastructure such as sewers and roads.

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