The commissioners gave tentative approval to the project in early January, then last week delayed a scheduled final vote on the issue and raised new concerns, leaving today's vote an unknown. At issue is the current shortage of industrial land in the region, the right of way for a major thoroughfare, and wetlands.

While some opponents of the project have argued that using industrial land for a retail development is a bad idea when there is a shortage of industrial land, proponents have argued that the cost to fully utilize the property in question is too expensive to recoup via industrial development, as wetlands cover 15 of the 20 acres and will have to be filled and recreated somewhere else.

But the biggest issue at this point seems to be the right of way for the planned Sunrise Corridor, which hasn't been finalized but is expected to cut across the proposed shopping center property. The commissioners want to make sure they don't accidentally double the price of the land they need by approving the rezone. The price of industrial land is about $5 per sf, while the price of commercial land is between $10 and $12 per sf.