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Downtown parking congestion, contested lot and brownfield questions draw lengthy discussion
Summary
Commissioners and residents described chronic parking congestion near the theater and businesses, discussed a vacant lot (previously graveled, possibly contaminated) that might be a land-bank candidate, and explored brownfield funding and feasibility of creating public parking.
Residents and commissioners spent an extended portion of the meeting on downtown parking and a long-vacant parcel between 711 and Bell Bar. Neighbors described regular congestion, vehicles parked all day, and instances of confrontations over limited curb parking; one speaker said a customer was blocked from exiting a vehicle and called police.
Speakers reported that Raymond's auto repair had previously been cited for having too…
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