Hearing Wednesday, March 1 On Parking Report

Editorial from September 16, 1999 Predicting Costs of Proposed Deck
Consultant's Report 2/24/00 (quick text dump format)
Consultant's Report 2/24/00 (full graphic - pdf file of 7 megabytes)
Map of Downtown Parking Area Studied
Map of Westfield and Region with Searchable Street Names
The Town Council will hold a special meeting this Wednesday, March 1, at which point the town’s parking consultant will present a comprehensive parking plan for the downtown. Rich and Associates of Michigan was hired by the town to develop the report on the best location to build a parking deck in town, including its size and cost projections for construction and annual operation. According to Michael LaPlace, the deck is the central part of a parking system under consideration by the town. Also included will be beefed up improvement to surface parking lots in town, enhanced enforcement of parking regulations and creation of a parking entity that would be in charge of parking on a full-time basis. Preliminary construction costs of the deck are in the $13 million range. The public hearing will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on East Broad Street.