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CRA approves Fleur-de-Lys monument site design on triangular CRA/city parcel; community raises gateway location concerns
Summary
The CRA board authorized site design and permitting for a Fleur-de-Lys monument and transfer of a triangular parcel at Georgia and Old Bainbridge for a plaza. Community members pushed for a gateway sign at Macomb and Tennessee; staff said infrastructure constraints make that location costly but agreed to explore an entrance sign alternative.
The Community Redevelopment Agency board authorized staff on May 15 to begin site design and permitting for a Fleur-de-Lys monument and plaza on a triangular parcel at Georgia and Old Bainbridge, and to transfer the parcel to the City for development. Ashley Edwards, of the Parks and Recreation Department, introduced the project and said the monument follows community-led design work dating to a 2017 placemaking study. Jean Lalaine, of the Neighborhood Affairs Division, said Landmark Properties previously committed $50,000 for the project and staff identified a triangular CRA/city-owned parcel at Georgia and Old Bainbridge as a viable site. Lalaine and designer renderings shown to…
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