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   "where_it_stands": "Status: proposed. Plans include 2,080 hotel rooms, 1,000 apartments, 275 dunams public space/pedestrian paths, and space for railway line/station. ",
   "for_a_planner": [
    "Nearby Ovda Airport (0.2km) is partially operational. ",
    "Peer sites: Buttonville (closed 2023), Weiser Airpark (closed 2019), Northland Center (closed 2015) all redeveloped. "
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    "Railway integration planned. ",
    "No timeline, ownership, or approval status provided. "
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    "After-notes are unverified (status: draft). ",
    "No details on public space design or railway operator. ",
    "No cost, timeline, or developer name. "
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