The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will seek redevelopment proposals for the Eagle Creek Resort and Conference Center facility on Lake Shelbyville, which has been closed since 2009 after mold was detected in the resort building. State Senator Chapin Rose shared with Regional Radio News how he hopes that the new developers of the site will manage the property better than the IDNR has in the past.

An assessment survey estimated that the probable cost to repair or replace the various structures and systems on the property would be over $17 million dollars. Senator Rose explained how part of the problem is that the current facility was built before the Americans with Disabilities Act, and that bringing the property up to current ADA standards is a pricey venture.

Senator Rose shared how there are several parties interested in redeveloping the site, and bringing in a more modestly sized resort. Rose did say that the property would still technically be the IDNR’s, but the site would be leased out to the redeveloper.