The mold infested property, closed by court order in July was abandoned by its owners, who were millions in debt to banks, the Army Corps of Engineers, small businesses and the state. The date for requests for proposals to operate the 138-room resort has been moved to to Jan. 15, the delay by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources pending adequate mold assessments.
An older assessment by Marine Bank found “extensive fungal amplification” without providing remediation estimates. The estimate that is pending will cost $20,000, and also provide those missing remediation estimates, in order to inform potential operators fair disclosure.