Galveston County Daily News, May 14, 2007 GALVESTON-The lush expanse that fans out across Galveston's East End hides behind the apartment complexes on Ferry Road and the levee bordering the north side of Seawall Boulevard. Some islanders, especially if they've come across the causeway only recently, may not even know the land exists. But city leaders have long eyed the East End Flats - all 600 acres - as hidden treasure, the key to feeding the fire of Galveston's most recent revitalization. After four years of false starts, the city last month cast a line to the development community hoping to snag a partner for the project that will turn the former dumping ground into a master planned, mixed-use community that will boost the city's tax base and turbo charge its economic engines. Four years ago, officials from the city, the University of Texas Medical Branch and the economic development partnership decided to investigate the construction potential, Sjostrom said.