{"id":16047,"date":"2016-03-15T12:37:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T16:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=16047"},"modified":"2016-03-15T12:40:24","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T16:40:24","slug":"downtown-parking-deck-pubic-comment-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2016\/03\/downtown-parking-deck-pubic-comment-meeting.html","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Parking Deck Public Comment Meeting 2016-03-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nOn Valdosta&#8217;s website, 9 March 2016,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostacity.com\/cvda-hosts-public-forum-for-proposed-downtown-parking-deck-mar-15\">CVDA Hosts Public Forum for Proposed Downtown Parking Deck, Mar. 15<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/home\/headlines\/Local-Shops-React-to-Parking-Deck-in-Downtown-Valdosta-372032122.html\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/media.graytvinc.com\/images\/353*470\/downtown+valdosta1.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nThe City of Valdosta and Central Valdosta Development Authority will<br \/>\nhost a public forum on Tuesday, March 15 to discuss a proposed new<br \/>\nparking deck for Downtown Valdosta. The forum will take place at 5<br \/>\np.m. in the City Hall Annex Multi-Purpose Room, located at 300 N.<br \/>\nLee Street.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe parking deck is being suggested as one option to create<br \/>\nadditional parking opportunities in Downtown Valdosta. At the forum,<br \/>\nconceptual plans for the parking deck will be presented. Key staff<br \/>\nmembers will be present at the meeting, and the public will have the<br \/>\nopportunity to ask questions, provide feedback and voice concerns<br \/>\nrelated to the proposed project.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor more information, contact the Main Street office at<br \/>\n229-259-3577.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nNoelani Mathews, WCTV, 14 March 2016,<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/home\/headlines\/Local-Shops-React-to-Parking-Deck-in-Downtown-Valdosta-372032122.html\"><br \/>\nLocal Shops React to Parking Deck in Downtown Valdosta<\/a>,<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\n<p>\nParking on the streets of downtown Valdosta can be a challenge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s hard for the merchants to deal with people not coming downtown<br \/>\nbecause they say there&#8217;s no place to park,&#8221; says Owner of 109<br \/>\nCentral, Jamie Pitts.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnother local shop says, &#8220;It needs to happen now, rather than<br \/>\nwaiting until we have no parking.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNow, the City wants to change that.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLeaders are considering where to build a downtown parking deck. One<br \/>\npossible location is off of Toombs Street and the other off of<br \/>\nMcKey.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n -jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Valdosta&#8217;s website, 9 March 2016, CVDA Hosts Public Forum for Proposed Downtown Parking Deck, Mar. 15 The City of Valdosta and Central Valdosta Development Authority will host a public forum on Tuesday, March 15 to discuss a proposed new parking deck for Downtown Valdosta. 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