Citizens Invited to Planning Meetings
I just found out about this yesterday, and I was hoping to get more information by now, but I am as busy as the rest of you this time of year. That is why I think it is unlikely that any of the ordinary citizens who have 9-5 jobs will be able to attend anyway. But, you do deserve the opportunity to know how the sausage is made, so to speak. Here is an excerpt from the email I got from the Coalition for Responsible Growth, which is the only public notification I have seen so far:
Starting on December 11th, a 3-day planning program, called a “charrette,” is being hosted by the developer of Newberry Village, an approved development located at Ft. Clarke Boulevard and Newberry Road. The developer together with county planning staff, the MTPO (Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization), Gainesville Regional Transit System, the University of Florida, the not-for-profit SantaFe HealthCare DRI (Development of Regional Impact), and Carey Graham of the City of Eugene, Oregon will present current ideas and seek input from interested citizens during this 3-day event to help shape the future development of the area north of Newberry Road between I-75 and Ft. Clarke Boulevard. The plans made should guide the future evolution of the area and create the Santa Fe Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor connecting Santa Fe College and the Oaks Mall.
The charrette will be hosted at Santa Fe College in Building R – Room R-01 on December 11th, 12th, and 13th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A copy of the daily schedule is attached in a PDF format. Interested citizens are welcome and in fact are being sought to help shape future development plans for this are.
Here is the schedule of events, in pdf format.
I will not be able to attend this, except for a little bit on Saturday if I can sneak out of the house for an hour or so. Although I cannot actually participate, I would at least like to know who is there. These meetings are the places where your most dedicated activists show up, and those with vested interests. If you are one of them, I’d appreciate it if you could email me some details. Send them to dontwc@gmail.com.
