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Coldwater DDA urges city council to fund full five-block streetscape with amenities
Summary
Coldwater Downtown Development Authority members voted to ask Coldwater City Council to fund the high-end, five-block downtown streetscape (Option B), saying pedestrian amenities and traffic calming would make the district safer and more attractive.
Coldwater Downtown Development Authority members voted to ask Coldwater City Council to allocate funds for the high-end, five-block version of a downtown streetscape project that includes pedestrian amenities, landscaping and traffic-calming measures.
The board approved a motion directing staff to prepare a recommendation letter to city council backing Option B, the 5-block, amenity-inclusive plan, and encouraged members to attend the council budget meeting on April 14. Audrey (director) told the board the city had set aside about $1.5 million of general fund balance for a downtown project but that the full five-block plan would require additional funding and grant work.
The vote followed a long discussion of two competing proposals: a lower-cost “maintenance” option focused…
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