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Residents press city on unused chiller plant, downtown beautification and 'train' references
Summary
During public comment at a Nov. 8 joint CRA/commission workshop residents questioned the status of a downtown chiller plant, urged stronger beautification and tree enforcement, and asked that references to a future train be removed from planning documents.
Residents used the meeting's public‑comment period to press the city on a set of recurring concerns — an underused downtown chiller plant, downtown beautification and tree maintenance, and a perceived mismatch between development plans and resident expectations.
Susan Sawyer told the board she was "here to talk about a few things," and asked directly about "that special utilities building that was built that is supposed to power all of downtown" and why the city had not publicized its use. Cindy Falco, also a resident speaker, said she was…
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