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Board debates lumping West End with downtown for neighborhood forums
Summary
Planning board members questioned combining the West End neighborhood with downtown for a single forum, citing distinct issues—medical corridor, parking and differing economic development needs—and asked Util to consider alternatives within budget limits.
Several board members challenged Util's proposed neighborhood groupings, arguing West End and downtown raise different priorities and should not necessarily be combined into a single forum. One member said downtown's commercial core and the nearby medical corridor have distinct development and parking issues that may be obscured if both are covered in one session.
"Economic development downtown may be very different than what you're looking for in that hospital area," a board member said, urging consideration of separate breakout times or split sessions. Util noted the initial grouping follows the RFP and the 2030 master plan and said the team can refine the breakout sessions based on board direction and budget constraints.
