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Residents and council clash over Riverside Park design and consultant outreach
Summary
At the Feb. 4 Temple Terrace City Council meeting residents criticized the Riverside Park design process and consultants’ outreach; council members and staff said they will require a stronger presentation and expanded community engagement before moving forward.
Audrey Kravitz, a Temple Terrace resident, told the City Council on Feb. 4 that the Riverside Park project “as it stands, is not on the right track,” saying the consultant presentation provided little new information, omitted clear tree‑retention plans and appeared to favor a large pavilion and event space located directly behind existing homes.
The concern voiced by Kravitz and other residents centered on process, transparency and impacts. At the public comment period Kravitz criticized materials shown at a January 23 meeting as having typographical errors and said residents received “no new substantive information beyond what’s already on the City’s website.” She also said consultants from Half Associates appeared “unprepared, defensive, and resistant to public feedback.”
Why it matters: the Riverside Park project is a multimillion‑dollar initiative tied to the downtown…
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