Complex sentence: Since 1983 Cook County had a program which allowed local governments to obtain tax delinquent property for almost nothing during the county's tax delinquent property scavenger sale, but to obtain a property, the local government was required to have a specific development plan.
Split into simpler sentences: Since 1983 Cook County had a program which allowed local governments to obtain tax delinquent property for almost nothing during the county's tax delinquent property scavenger sale. To obtain a property, the local government was required to have a specific development plan.