- Is there some reason they can't build one building instead of two?
- How much will this project cost after all borrowing costs and taxes from lost private property are factored in?
- Couldn't the police station (and City Hall) be built less expensively on less valuable land? (Old Walmart site for City Hall and the police building nearby?) Building re-use is typically less expensive and more sustainable.
- Is the City having this forum just to check off a box on the requirement for public involvement?
- What will happen with Citizen suggestions?
If the City really cares about our opinion, they should put the designs in the Hello LO along with a survey to send back about what we thought. I'm sure there are a number of ways to elicit public involvement other than their scantily attended open houses. That is, anyone in City Hall actually wanted our opinion and was willing to give up some ownership of the project. Legal requirements aside, if there were no such things as (never-ending) urban renewal districts, we could go back to General Obligation Bonds and make decisions about the whole project.
Lake Oswego Review, City Notes, August 24, 2017
CITY HALL COMMUNITY FORUM (AUG. 30):
Lake Oswego residents are invited to share their vision for a new City Hall and police station during a community forum scheduled from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at City Hall (380 A Ave.) The City's plan is to replace the current City Hall and office buildings next to it with two new buildings along A Avenue between Third and Fourth streets. The proposed civic center would include a smaller City Hall, a new police station, underground parking and up to 5,000 square feet of public space for tenants such as the Arts Council and Booktique. At the Aug. 30 meeting, participants will be asked for feedback on different design schemes for the site and for their input on a vision for the development's exterior spaces. For more information, visit www.ci.oswego.or.us/lora/civic-center-project.
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