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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Committee Hears Plans for a New Downtown

By James Lomuscio

With the goal of planning for change, “not stopping it,” the Long-Range Planning (LRP) Committee of Westport’s Representative Town Meeting (RTM) tonight heard the Downtown 2020 Committee’s need to hire a consultant in the wake of upcoming development projects and the Westport Arts Center’s (WAC) hopes to build a 10,000-square-foot building next to the library on Jesup Green.

The RTM Long-Range Planning Committee tonight heard from Westport Arts Center leaders about their desire to build a new home on Jesup Green. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com

LRP Committee member Dewey Loselle also spoke about the overdue need for dredging of the silt-filled Saugatuck River, a $2 million project that will allow more recreational boat traffic downtown.

“I believe that Westport is at a crossroads,” said G. Kenneth Bernhard, speaking for Downtown 2020. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the town to speak up.”

Bernhard was talking about Downtown 2020’s charge to plan for streetscape, parking, traffic, public restrooms and making better use of the river views downtown in the midst of upcoming development.

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