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Neenah staff advises pausing $20 million parking‑ramp plan, recommends smaller surface lot and agreement updates
Summary
Community Development Director Niforth told the Neenah Common Council there are just under 1,700 downtown stalls and that long‑standing easements obligate the city to reserve spaces for certain businesses; staff recommended removing a 570‑stall, $20 million ramp from the CIP in favor of a roughly 125‑stall surface lot and updated parking agreements with Plexus and Alta.
Community Development Director Niforth told the Neenah Common Council on Feb. 18 that the city’s downtown parking system includes just under 1,700 stalls and that long‑standing easements obligate reserved parking for several businesses.
Niforth said the ramp holds the largest single allocation but is ‘‘technically oversold at 104%’’ — a figure she said remains within common industry turnover benchmarks — and that the city still technically owes Plexus about 74 stalls dating to agreements from 2008. She described other allocations (Alta about 531 stalls with 57 on upper floors; Plexus currently obligated to about 295 spots after transfers) and said some privately leased lots, such as the…
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