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Friday, October 14, 2011

Waterfront Work Group Makes Progress on Marinas, Piers and the Arts

A sometimes contentious 3-hour meeting in Cameron Station yields results on the issues of marinas, piers and the arts.

The Waterfront Plan Work Group got off to a rocky start Wednesday night when it took half an hour just to approve the minutes from the prior week, although its members eventually got into a groove. City Councilman Paul Smedberg, who generally oversees the work group as a non-voting member, was unable to attend as he was stuck on a plane in Chicago. Professional moderator Sherry Schiller was also absent, leaving city Planning and Zoning Director Faroll Hamer to lead the group. Some friction was apparent from the get-go when member Bob Wood, who listened to the prior meeting via teleconference, suggested changes to that meeting’s minutes. Mindy Lyle responded: “These are minutes. Why are you trying to change things?” Nate Macek added: “This …

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Dennis Auld

1:18 pm on Friday, October 14, 2011

Mr. Van Horn, could you share with us the title of the study you referrred to. Was it one done by FMX Associates?   more ›

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Waterfront Work Group Strives for Consensus on Flooding Mitigation, Parks

Waterfront group makes headway, but concerns loom over best approaches.

The group striving for common ground on the city’s waterfront redevelopment plans met this week to address flood mitigation and some aspects of parks and recreation. Group member Mindy Lyle asked City Engineer Emily Baker, on a scale of 100 to zero, what are the city’s chances of getting flood mitigation grants, to which Baker said “not zero, but low.” Businessman Bert Ely, who is also a member of a group seeking an alternative to the city's plan, asked why it should include recommendations for flood mitigation at all. “Is it a significant enough issue?,” he asked. “I believe so and that’s what we heard from the community,” said Baker. “It should be incorporated in what’s being done in parks and open space.” The city’s flood mitigation …

Gina Baum

1:22 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Where did Andrew's comment about not agreeing with his plan = people don't care about the city.... GO? So those of us who do not agree with the almighty opposition DON'T CARE? That's quite a statement Andrew. "what is a vision but one think is very clear: the report we will release on Oct. 30 is being put together, at no taxpayer expense, by citizens who care deeply about about the town they live…   more ›

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