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Board forms parking-and-garbage committee; Noble Fish outlines $10M downtown investment
Summary
The DDA voted to form a parking-and-garbage committee to tackle downtown parking pressures and waste issues; in public comment Samuel Lindsey of Noble Fish outlined a proposed $10 million "Noble Village" food-hall investment and requested parking and dumpster solutions, while Waste Services offered municipal waste-consulting support.
The Clawson DDA voted April 16 to form a focused parking-and-garbage committee to address downtown parking pressures and trash/cardboard collection challenges.
Staff and board members described acute parking pressure related to recent and planned downtown activity, including Noble Village and other businesses with high employee counts during service hours. The administration said the FY budget includes $15,000 earmarked for an assessment of parking areas and configuration options (not a full parking study), and members discussed potential near-term measures such as signage, shared parking arrangements and the longer-term ‘road diet’ proposal to add parking in some configurations.
The board voted to create a committee to work on parking and garbage issues and several members volunteered to serve; staff said city administration and DPW representation would be included in committee discussions.
Public comment: Samuel Lindsey, general manager of Noble Fish and president of White Wolf Japanese Patisserie, told the board his business plans a roughly $10 million investment to build 'Noble Village,' a Japanese food-hall and grocery concept in downtown Clawson. Lindsey asked the board for a larger parking footprint and a dumpster solution to handle increased trash and cardboard during and after construction. He said the development is expected to significantly increase daily customer counts and create nightlife and dining destinations.
Jim Hartley, president of Waste Services of America, offered consultation and municipal waste-management services to the city, noting that small-community waste collection has unique challenges and that his firm has experience working with similar jurisdictions.
Next steps: the newly formed committee will convene with DPW and administration to scope short-term parking and trash solutions and to recommend options to the full board.
