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Planning director outlines waterfront talks with Romano, reservoir study, PGE parcel and staffing limits
Summary
The planning director updated the commission on waterfront negotiations with developer Romano, a preferred water-reservoir site, a PGE substation parcel for the industrial park, housing-capacity work, and staffing constraints that make hiring a second planner unlikely this fiscal year.
The planning director presented the commission’s quarterly report, summarizing several ongoing planning priorities and operational constraints.
On waterfront development, staff said the city is in an exclusive-negotiation agreement with developer Romano and has begun preliminary meetings and concept planning. ‘‘We are starting our conversation with, Romano, and that is the developer interested in the extension of downtown,’’ the planning director said; staff expects Romano to advance concept designs and serve as a primary developer under negotiation.
Staff also summarized a water-reservoir siting study: one candidate parcel on the…
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