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Staunton staff present conceptual plan for JNDR courthouse site emphasizing pocket park, ADA access and future expansion
Summary
City planners presented a high‑level concept for the remainder of the JNDR courthouse site that emphasizes a flexible front open space, a pocket park with trails, ADA‑compliant connections to adjacent neighborhoods and a 26,000‑square‑foot area reserved for future courthouse expansion; staff said ARPA funds remain to fund a master plan due by December.
Rodney Rhodes, the city community development lead, walked Staunton City Council through a high‑level conceptual site plan for the remaining JNDR (juvenile and domestic relations) courthouse property on March 12.
Rhodes said the concept — funded in part by a Brownfields assessment and with master‑planning money under ARPA — prioritizes a pocket park, pedestrian connections and open flexible space in front of the courthouse that can host small events. "What we heard and wanted to include in this conceptual plan was a public square/slash pocket park/slash green space at the JNDR site," Rhodes said, and staff also requested that the concept accommodate future…
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