Let's Face It, Grant Line Road Is Too Far Out There For A Mall

Barely enough business for the malls already here:

As recently as two years ago, General Growth appeared ready to deliver on its promise. Confident City Council members debated whether stores such as Target and JCPenney would be good enough for the upscale mall they envisioned.

No one talks that way these days. Work on the Elk Grove Promenade has been stopped for months. And the news grew worse Friday: The project has been put on hold indefinitely.

General Growth spokeswoman Nicole Spreck said the company has "suspended" its most recently promised completion date – fall 2010.