On Monday, March 23, the Parking Committee got a first look at the results of the parking study and some recommendations for the State Street garage.
Leveling the garage and leaving it as a surface parking lot, renovating the current garage to add about 15 years of service, or building a new garage are all potential options on the table.
The good news is that there is potentially zero impact to taxes regardless of the path we choose, as a bond would be paid within the parking reserve fund. Raising parking fees within the city is another conversation the parking committee would need to start, and I would like to see more discussion of resident vs. nonresident feelings toward this regardless of the State Street garage.
Renovation: $2.5M
Surface lot: $3.5M to $4.1M
New Garage: $20M+
Check out the full report here (recommend desktop only). Highlights:
Cost table, page 16 (page 39 of PDF)
Proposed wayfinding plan, page 31 (page 54 of PDF)
Surface lot proposals, pages AP101 & 102 (pages 92 & 93 of PDF)
New garage proposals, page AP110 onward (page 94 of PDF)
The conversation is far from over! Send me your thoughts or attend the next meeting on Monday, April 27 at 5pm in council chambers!