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CRA chair outlines vision to restore midcentury City Hall, expand Memorial Park and seek park acquisitions
Summary
Chair Mr. Wigder presented a conceptual plan to restore the original 1964 City Hall as a midcentury-modern landmark, integrate community space and underground parking, and pursue targeted park acquisitions and gateways; architect George Garcia showed an illustrative site vision and emphasized this is a starting point for public design work.
Chair Mr. Wigder used the CRA meeting to present a conceptual vision for downtown civic space, proposing restoration and reinterpretation of the original 1964 City Hall and a broader parks strategy for the downtown gateway.
Wigder said he had commissioned architect George Garcia to sketch ideas that would respect the original footprint and terrazzo floors while updating the building for contemporary use. “Perhaps we could consider…
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