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Resident urges city to buy Monticello/West Street lot for park, warns against more high‑rise development
Summary
A lifelong Annapolis resident proposed converting a recently sold gas-station site on Monticello Avenue and West Street into a central park, arguing it would preserve sunlight, reduce impermeable surfaces and serve nearby neighborhoods.
During the general public comment period on March 10, a resident identifying himself as Dimitri urged the council to preserve a parcel at Monticello Avenue and West Street as a walkable neighborhood park rather than allow taller development.
Dimitri said he had prepared a mockup to show how a park might look and described the site as centrally located and walkable from Murray Hill and President’s Hill. He said the parcel had long provided sunlight to the street and that taller development would cast “big shadows” and increase impermeable surfaces that exacerbate stormwater runoff.
Dimitri also suggested the park could host artists, musicians and farmers markets and proposed amenities such as a pump track for bikes and skateboards. He warned that new tall buildings would increase demand for parking and traffic and said the city should prioritize small, low‑profile buildings to preserve the city’s character.
The remarks were received as public testimony; no council action or staff response on the specific Monticello/West Street site was recorded at the March 10 meeting.
