You may have heard or seen something about the Planning Charrette which is being conducted to help determine the future of downtown. I received a note that I wanted to pass along about public meetings next week which are part of this process – here’s the most relevant bit:

The public and stakeholders will have an opportunity to engage the design team at two public meetings and an open house over the five days. The purpose of the public meetings is for the team to synthesize the best aspects of the alternatives into a preferred plan that will be developed in detail and tested for economic, design and political feasibility.

Monday, June 21, Public Meeting, 6:00-8:00 pm, Dulany Hall, Columbia College

Wednesday , June 23, 5:00-7:00 pm, Open House, Berry Building, 1025 East Walnut. Meet the Consulting Team of H3 and comment on their work to date.

Friday, June 25, 4:00-6:00 pm, Dulany Hall, Columbia College

The charrette studio will also be open all week from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm, so please feel free to drop by and comment on the concept plans as they are being developed by H3 Studio.

I will be unable to attend, but if someone else would like to do so and write up something for the neighborhood blog, please feel free.

Jim Downey