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