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The Fane Tower proposal for Parcel 42 is heading to City Council. We expect the Fane Organization’s petition for changes to the zoning ordinance and zoning map to be on the agenda Thursday, September 6th at 7 pm. After the CPC and City Council’s own Ordinance Committee voted NOT to recommend the changes, the…
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Preservation can project and be perceived as an attitude of reactionary conservatism. Remember the broken tower clock in the movie Back to the Future, the one the local preservation society wanted to preserve “just as it is”? That’s an extreme caricature to be sure, but an all-too-often popular misconception nonetheless. The Most Endangered Properties List…
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Be sure to read our letter and an overview of the issue here. At the May 15, 2018, meeting of the City Plan Commission, the outcome was a 5-2 vote against recommending a zoning change. From there, the issue will be sent to the Council ordinance committee for one or two hearings. That meeting had…
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The April CPC meeting cut off public testimony before everyone spoke. The public hearing continues on May 15. The meeting begins at 4:45pm, but this item is last on the agenda. You can view the agenda here. The Fane Organization wants to take some of the west side park, spot zone a parcel to allow…
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