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Consultants unveil mixed‑use master plan for Prospect head property; residents press traffic, floodplain and housing questions
Summary
Design consultants showed two master‑plan options that prioritize a walkable main street, wrapped parking and a civic square; residents asked for housing unit counts, raised floodplain permitting and US‑42 access concerns, and staff said a traffic study and a Friday plan update are coming.
Consultants presented two draft master‑plan options for the Prospect “head property” during a public meeting, laying out a walkable main street, mixed‑use buildings, wrapped parking decks and potential civic amenities while residents pressed officials on housing counts, floodplain constraints and how vehicles would access US‑42.
The presentation focused on street design and “walkability,” which the lead planner summarized as four requirements: “It needs to be useful. It needs to be safe. It needs to be comfortable,” a framing the team said guides choices about block size, building placement and parking. The team showed two alternatives: one with narrower lot‑liner buildings and surface parking, and another with larger apartment buildings, wrapped parking decks and a larger town square that could host a civic building or amphitheater.
Why it matters: the property borders existing businesses (including Gustavo’s and Evergreen Liquors), a private school, and an EMS/fire building, and parts of the site lie in a…
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