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Residents raise parking, design and tree-buffer concerns about proposed Petersburg courthouse

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A public commenter told the Petersburg City Council July 1 that downtown courthouse plans lack adequate parking, public input and tree buffers; the city said the courthouse exterior will go to the Board of Architectural Review.

Sarah Melissa Wodiak of 22 Centre Hill Court told the Petersburg City Council July 1 that the proposed courthouse project has proceeded with minimal public input and lacks a clear plan for parking during and after construction.

“There is a ruling that the city must provide two courthouses, but there is no ruling that the city must provide a judicial palace with private entrances for parking,” Wodiak said. She criticized the chosen vendor…

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