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Morgan City RDA plans $1.5 million alleyway and plaza to spur downtown development; commissioners back $250,000 for project
Summary
Morgan City’s Redevelopment Agency rolled out a plan to build an alleyway, parking and plaza behind Commercial Street to spur private redevelopment. The project budget rose from $800,000 to about $1.5 million; commissioners later approved $250,000 from county funds to support the effort.
Morgan City and the Morgan Redevelopment Agency (RDA) presented a plan Sept. 2 to build an alleyway, parking and small plaza behind Commercial Street that city officials say will unlock adjacent parcels for development and improve pedestrian flow.
Ty Bailey, Morgan City manager and executive director of the Morgan RDA, told the county commission the project will include a new alley drive with wishbone parking, stormwater infrastructure, underground power and decorative street lighting. "The idea is that that reinvestment will help spur future growth," Bailey said, describing the RDA’s…
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