The mayor has set a two-hour meeting Wednesday to inform the public and businesses on transit-oriented development and other topics.
See the flyer here.
Plaintalker may or may not be able to attend, but having covered these topics for a while, updates from the administration are certainly something worth hearing.
TOD: The City Council will soon be asked to approve the TOD-N plan for the vicinity of Netherwood Train Station. The governing body has already passed the TODD plan for downtown development around the main train station on North Avenue. Apparently there are still plans for transit-oriented development around the sites of two former stations as well, at Grant and Clinton avenues. The city is also seeking "transit village" designation from the state. Plenty to talk about here.
Economic activity: Planners touted the West Second Street Commons project as having the critical mass to transform the downtown district. So far, the development tally downtown consists of a couple of other projects yielding 12 apartments. How are things going with the big one?
Roads: There was supposed to be a big push last summer and fall to get a lot of roadwork done. Of course, then there was the hurricane. What's the scorecard? Was the money spent? Does the schedule have to be re-set yet again?
Public Safety: The public has certainly heard many a spin on public safety in recent years. Shot Spotter's president was supposed to come here personally to meet with officials about the program, which has been "tweaked" about as much as anything can be. Any news here?
Your voice: Speak up!
For the click-averse, here are the details: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. Emerson School, 305 Emerson Ave.
Could the Mayor please provide copies of the State of the City address which cannot be found on the City's website?
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ReplyDelete9:51 you don't want it; it is just a list of roads paved and other statistics from various divisions; nothing informative. Grieves read the road report at the Council meeting.
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