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Advisory board outlines next steps to evaluate town‑hall site redevelopment
Summary
Staff told the Economic Development Advisory Board that community open houses and outreach yielded roughly 70% favorability for evaluating redevelopment of the town‑hall site and that a high‑level financial/space analysis will be returned to the board by February to inform any RFP and council decision.
Steve, staff member, told the Economic Development Advisory Board on Dec. 24 that the town is advancing due diligence on the town‑hall parcel after community input and an EDAB workshop. He said outreach included two open houses (August and Nov. 6) where staff collected input cards and ran three topic stations — project overview, desired uses and design/look-and-feel — and that turnout was roughly 65 at the first event and about 15 at the second.
"When we did the open houses, it was right around, 70% of the folks felt that this was the right thing to do," Steve said, describing the result as a non‑scientific estimate gathered to gauge community preference. He said that about 15% of participants favored a community space and…
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