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Atwater developer proposes converting city water tower into hotel, restaurant and condos; council takes no action
Summary
A local developer presented a concept to redevelop Atwater's decommissioned water tower into a mixed-use destination; staff outlined engineering, zoning and surplus-lands requirements and the council declined to start the surplus-lands process, citing need for more information and public outreach.
Adam Connor presented a conceptual plan to repurpose Atwater’s decommissioned water tower into a mixed-use destination featuring a restaurant, hotel rooms and condominiums, and said the project could help "put Atwater on the map and make a destination, right, where people wanna come." Connor asked the council to allow feasibility work and stakeholder outreach to proceed so proponents could produce engineering and renderings.
City Manager Chris told the council that the first formal step would be the Surplus Lands Act process because the property is city-owned. "One of the first steps would be to go through a surplus lands act process," he said, and he warned that the city would need to follow public bidding and…
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