Picking up where we left off yesterday, John Gonder (city council at large) states the case for smart growth at the Coyle site, and adaptive reuse of its centerpiece.
Last week a couple articles appeared in the press about the possible purchase of the Coyle Dodge property for use as City/County headquarters.
At the last regular City Council meeting, (which seems about seven meetings back) a resolution was passed unanimously, favoring the concept of Smart Growth and admonishing the City to hew to that organization’s principles in planning. It further suggested that the City’s Comprehensive Plan be updated in accordance with Smart Growth principles.
The potential acquisition of the Coyle property is a golden, if sudden, opportunity to put the City’s resolve into practice. Smart Growth might not necessarily result in moving City Hall onto the Coyle property. But smart growth, lower case intended, would dictate that the existing Coyle building be used if that property is acquired.
