A total of 29 people attended the July 11 Hiawatha Gardens community meeting; seven of those attended virtually. The meeting began with BVH Architecture and the Hiawatha Gardens Task Force making a presentation, which included discussing previous community response trends and unveiling the Draft Preferred Plan.
After the presenters answered questions about the plan, the meeting transitioned into a community discussion for attendees to ask these questions:
• What do you particularly like about the Draft Preferred Plan? Why?
• Is there any element of the plan that you have serious concerns about. If so, why?
• Given financial constraints, it’s likely that the Hiawatha Gardens Plan will have to be implemented in phases. If that is the case, what element in the plan would you like to see accomplished in the first phase (such as mobility elements, restrooms, plaza, parking lot improvements, city parking office, dance hall historic rehabilitation)? Why is this your priority?
The Draft Preferred Plan will be presented to City Council within the next few months, and the July 11 community responses will be posted on the city’s website, manitouspringsgov.com, before that presentation.
Courtesy of the city of Manitou Springs