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 "before_notes": "Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A large warehouse is proposed to be built on a portion of the Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport site.",
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  "already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans",
  "county grew 3.5% 2018\u201323"
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   "quote": "A large warehouse is proposed to be built on the airport site, which would not interfere with the airport's runways and taxiways that must be left intact for general aviation use under the FAA's aviation clause.",
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    "No current ownership or timeline data."
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    "Score: 0.0 (not viable per database).",
    "Peer sites (e.g., Vultee Street industrial park, 0km away) have higher scores (5.5+).",
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   "risks_and_unknowns": [
    "'Verified: draft' suggests incomplete data.",
    "No current status beyond 'proposed' or 'already in play'."
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