The Manhattan city commission unanimously adopted the beyond tomorrow downtown redevelopment plan at Tuesday night’s meeting.
The Beyond Tomorrow Downtown Plan is a 25-year vision for policy and development in downtown, replacing the current plan which was adopted in 2000.
Commissioners were all in support of how flexible the plan is.
Commissioner Peter Oppelt…
Mayor Wynn Butler thinks the proposed plan will be able to be amended in the future, in order to account for unforeseen challenges.
Commissioners were supportive of the overall plan, but some were skeptical about the redevelopment of land along the river in downtown Manhattan.
Commissioner Karen McCulloh says the area has been addressed in the past…
Mayor Wynn Butler also believes riverfront development is wishful thinking…
In two weeks, the item will come back for a second reading and the city will look to adopt it outright at that point.
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