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Commissioners urge caution on proposed downtown arts center, propose consultant and maintenance plan
Summary
Council members flagged the Renzo Piano concept for a downtown Center for the Arts as 'aspirational' and urged an independent consultant to analyze costs, operations and traffic impacts; members also pressed for immediate maintenance of Meisner Park amphitheater and updated downtown signage.
Council members used the May 13 CRA meeting to press city staff for more analysis and near-term maintenance related to a proposed downtown Center for the Arts and broader downtown improvements.
Mr. Wigder, a council member speaking during the commissioners' reports, described the Renzo Piano conceptual design presented for a new cultural arts center downtown as "aspirational" and said the city should not rush into binding timelines. "I do think we should consider hiring an independent consultant on behalf of the…
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