(1) the city leaders wonderful "vision" development plan for the property (or even links to preliminary plan ideas), and
(2) the city leaders' source of financing to purchase the property...
IMO, the longer these "visionary" city leaders go without producing anything at all relating to a credible development plan and a credible financing plan, the more certain NAD will be in pursuing the Laidlaw/HH development plan and financing plan...
Which is... keep Berlin in its current, stagnant, decaying state? Is that what you brainiacs elected your officials to do? Because that is what is happening the longer Berlin goes without its industry.