its not a expansion of city hall. it is a commercial development by private owners next to the city hall. We are the hold outs. The city can take our land sell it to the developer (FOR A PROFIT) and then they get to build thier shopping cernter.
Then this decision would apparently doom your present position, as you said. My condolences.
I would make sure to follow the money trail of your property......best case, get as much money as you can. Maybe ask for time to file alternate development plans, or some other maneuver that will force the city to demonstrate preferential treatment of one party over another, which can then be a subject of a lawsuit......I have no idea if any of these would be viable options.