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Citizen Advisory Group Discusses Town Center (Texaco) Development |
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In its second meeting held Oct. 11th the Citizen Advisory Committee for the Milwaukie Town Center Project learned the nuts and bolts of what makes a successful development project and the nine members of the committee began outlining the issues they felt were most important when considering a mixed-use development for the former Texaco site.
The committee discussed the height and scale of the project and the how it should fit within the context of the current downtown. The committee also talked about the kind of retail that might be recruited for the project, and how focus should be on local retailers.
The committee is scheduled to meet four more times, and is charged with developing design criteria that will be included in the Request For Proposals (RFP) - the formal document developers will respond to when submitting their proposals. The RFP will be will be released in late November and an Open House will be held in January to give the public an opportunity to review the developers’ proposals. The committee’s next meeting is scheduled for Nov. 15th from 4 to 6 p.m. in Milwaukie City Hall, and a joint Metro-Council work session is scheduled for Nov. 21st at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall to talk about the value of the project for both the City and the region.
All the meetings are open to the public and time is provided for
audience participation. To join the email list of interested persons, please
email garstj@ci.milwaukie.or.us
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