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Residents press City Commission to slow downtown "bulb-outs" and ask for clearer parks plan outreach

5785529 · September 17, 2025
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Dozens of residents used public comment to urge the commission to pause or rethink temporary bulb-outs and proposed parks improvements, request more time and clearer materials for the parks master plan survey, and seek clearer impact, parking and tree-protection details.

A large contingent of residents used the general public comment period to press the commission for more time and clearer outreach on the downtown master plan and the draft parks master plan, and to urge changes or removal of temporary bulb-outs in downtown traffic lanes.

Speakers — including Leslie Feigl of the Livingston Area Chamber and a series of long-time residents — described a perception that insufficient notice and poor survey access had left many longtime residents without an opportunity to participate. Multiple commenters said the downtown bulb-outs installed…

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