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They don't plan to break ground until after the Va Beach tourist season. The city doesn't want to loose the existing parking lot or have a bunch of cranes etc during the summer season.

Although I don't know him personally, I do know that he has been seriously invested in starting a wind tunnel in NY for some time. If you go to the link, it will give his name.
Obviously the big investments would only be from people who live very close by, and have schedules that allow for "non-peak hours", so it's unlikely that you'd have more than a few.

I don't know if the group investor thing will work, but it's worth a shot. And there's some good constructive criticism from slot perfect there