Youngstown city officials want an up close and personal look at an economic development project in which they’ve invested more than $2 million and have been waiting five years to be completed.

The city filed a notice in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court announcing that it plans to inspect the interior and exterior of buildings constructed on the 21-acre Chill Can property on the East Side.

Attorneys representing the city claim that developer M.J. Joseph Development Corporation has failed to hold up its end of a deal to build a plant that would manufacture self-chilling beverage cans.

Alleging a breach of contract, Youngstown not only wants $2.2 million it has invested in the project but a return of the property where several buildings have already been constructed since ground was broken in 2016.

The company has asked Judge R. Scott Krichbaum to throw out the city’s counterclaim, blaming unforeseeable construction delays, alleging that the city failed to exhaust other remedies before taking its case to court.

The city’s notice says it intends to inspect the buildings on October 1, taking pictures and videos as evidence.

Youngstown did not issue a subpoena to allow the inspection but says if it is not granted access it will file a motion to compel and seek sanctions.