The Big Kahuna

This particular grayfield has a few special aspects that discourage traditional redevelopment, even past the normal issues:

1) Lack of proximity to major highways
2) Saturation of retail in area (both big box and local speciality stores are located elsewhere in town) and, worst of all:
3) The competition was rebuilt only a few hundred feet away (mainly local speciality stores with a grocery anchor)

Of course, the standard ownership and tax issues exist.  An increasing number of people in the community are advocating for community recreational use, driven partly by the need for library expansion.  My dream?  A centrally located community garden.  Pie in the sky, I know.  But I plan to be a lil' bug in the decision makers ear.