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City moves forward with public outreach for downtown festival lot concepts
Summary
City staff presented four concept options for a downtown "festival lot," proposed short‑term improvements and a public engagement plan; council gave direction to proceed with community outreach and staff said $75,000 was budgeted for short‑ and mid‑term work.
Monroe — City staff presented four concept options and a public engagement plan on May 13 for the city‑owned “festival lot” downtown and the council agreed to proceed with public outreach.
Patrick Tardy and consultant Liam McCorkle described the festival lot as a flexible public plaza envisioned in Monroe’s 2008 downtown master plan and reiterated the city’s December 2023 purchase of two adjacent parcels (about 1.5 acres) intended for the site. McCorkle said the team developed four concept alternatives that range from renovating and activating the existing former Union Bank building and creating a small plaza (least change) to fully redeveloping the site as a dedicated town square with a new building, plaza, vendor kiosks and limited parking (most change). “These are concepts. These are not designs,” McCorkle emphasized during the presentation.
Concepts summarized by staff included:
• Option 1 — renovate the existing Union…
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