2005 Objectives, Downtown Neighborhood Association

The following objectives were voted on by the membership and ratified by the Board Summer 2004.  Since their adoption the city has enacted #1 and approved funding for Phase 1 of #2. The third, fourth, and fifth objective are under active and continual discussion.  

1. Expand Historic Zoning

   Expand historic zoning to the entire 15-block original downtown area, including both sides of the boundary streets. A patchwork of spot zoning currently exists.

   
   

2. Initiate a schedule of Streetscape improvements

   Design and implement streetscape improvements throughout our historic downtown and on key gateway corridors.
   

    

3. Protect residential areas from encroachment

   Hold the line against further expansion of office, commercial, and/or church use into residential neighborhoods.
   

    

4. Implement underground utilities

   Implement a phased program to bury utilities underground throughout downtown. Also, whenever street construction occurs for any other reason, bury utilities underground.

    

5. Creatively re-use the old courthouse and library sites

   Implement creative adaptive re-use of these governmental structures, maintaining the architectural integrity.

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