WESTERLY, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Washington Trust'sCommercial Real Estate Groupprovided $6.9 million in construction financing to Storrs Center Alliance, LLC for the construction of a 32,175 square foot Price Chopper Supermarket and a 5,000 square foot stand-alone retail building in Mansfield, CT. The property is located in downtown Mansfield, across from the University of Connecticut and is the latest phase of the successfulStorrs Centerproject being developed byLeylandAlliance, LLC.

"The property has great market potential and is located in an especially attractive, high-traffic area near the University of Connecticut," said Joseph J. MarcAurele, Washington Trust Chairman, President and CEO.

Leyland Alliance, LLC is a real estate development company focused on the creation of mixed-used sustainable neighborhoods founded upon the principles ofNew Urbanism. Based in Tuxedo, NY the company develops neighborhoods that highlight innovativeRobbye E. Hill, Thomas M. Utterback, St. Louis, Mo., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM
LIMBAUGH, District Judge.
The matters before the Court are the joint motion to dismiss of the defendant municipalities, the motion to dismiss of defendant Richard King and the State of Missouri, the motion to dismiss of defendant City of Town and Country, and the motion to dismiss of defendant City of Eureka. All of the parties have submitted memoranda in support of their positions. The American Planning Association was also given leave to file an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the plaintiffs. This action will be dismissed because the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Plaintiff St. Louis County is a first-class county operating under a charter form of government pursuant to Article