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Riverfront proposal still on hold

The Post Falls Landing, an ambitious development project at the old Louisiana Pacific mill site in Post Falls, may be for sale. The Post Falls Landing, an ambitious development project at the old Louisiana Pacific mill site in Post Falls, may be for sale. (Jesse Tinsley/ Jesse Tinsley/ / The Spokesman-Review)
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The Post Falls Landing, an ambitious development project at the old Louisiana Pacific mill site in Post Falls, may be for sale. The Post Falls Landing, an ambitious development project at the old Louisiana Pacific mill site in Post Falls, may be for sale. (Jesse Tinsley/ Jesse Tinsley/ / The Spokesman-Review)

POST FALLS – Harry Green debunked rumors Thursday that he’s actively seeking a buyer for 33 acres along the Spokane River.

“I have turned down two offers for the property over the past three weeks,” Green said. Both offers, he said, were unsolicited.

But the Spokane developer was tight-lipped about the current status of Post Falls Landing, and declined further comment.

Green bought the long-vacant Louisiana Pacific mill site in 2001. The property contains 1,800 feet of riverfront, and city officials hoped to see it redevelop into a downtown-style development.

“We’re patiently waiting for something to happen,” said Mayor Clay Larkin. “We’ve always been asked to come up with a downtown identity, and obviously, we’d like to see it happen.”

In late 2001, Green’s architects unveiled conceptual plans for the site. A town square anchored Post Falls Landing. A public pathway along the river, a hotel, condos and restaurants were mentioned in conjunction with the development.

The project’s first phase – three condominium buildings – was approved in 2003. A 142-slip marina for the project received state approval last year. But to date, the old mill site remains vacant.

In recent city meetings, Green indicated he still plans to build Post Falls Landing, said Gary Young, Post Falls’s community development director.

“His original concept for the project is still alive,” Young said. “It’s been a difficult project to finance. That’s been his reason for the slow start.”

Green recently applied for a grading permit. The permit would allow him to contour the river banks and remove old wood waste from the former mill site, Young said.