Smith letter, City reply

Smith letter, City reply

At the April 25th Normandy Park Planning Commission hearing on the final draft Manhattan Village Subarea Plan, verbal and written comments were received including a lengthy letter from resident Lynn Smith. On May 8th, City Manager Doug Schultze sent an official reply to the Smith letter, addressing each of the questions posed. Here’s a copy [...]

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“Final Draft” plan and PAO hearing scheduled

On April 25th, 2012, the Normandy Park Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the final draft Manhattan Village Subarea Plan, final EIS (FEIS) and Planned Action Ordinance (PAO). The hearing will take place as part of the Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall, beginning at 7:00 pm. The purpose of the public hearing [...]

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EIS comment period extended

Due to the inclement weather that postponed the draft subarea plan presentation from January to February 29th, the EIS comment period for the plan – which, per the plan’s EIS Fact Sheet, was January 17th – has been extended to March 3, 2012. This extra time for receipt of comments is intended to give residents time [...]

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Draft subarea plan, presentation

(Note: The following announcement has been revised to accommodate the meeting reschedule forced by inclement weather experienced in Normandy Park on January 19th.) On February 29th, staff and consultants will present the draft Manhattan Village Subarea Plan to a joint session of the City’s Planning Commission and City Council. The presentation will cover the plan’s [...]

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Council workshop summary

Council workshop summary

On November 15, City staff and consultants leading work on the Manhattan Village Subarea Plan provided progress reports at a special City Council workshop. The meeting was open to the public, and approximately 50 citizens listened and offered comments. The presentations, made by City Manager Doug Schulze and lead consultant Bill Grimes of Studio Cascade, [...]

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Subarea plan update

What’s happening with the Manhattan Village Subarea Plan? Plenty. Led by community input at the various spring workshops, consultants Studio Cascade, Leland Consulting Group and LMN Architects have been working to: Evaluate and describe the wide variety of existing use, infrastructure, formal and character conditions within the study boundaries Describe community expectations and needs for [...]

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May 27 meeting slides

May 27 meeting slides

Normandy Park’s City Council met on Monday, June 27 to hear a presentation and consider progress on the Manhattan Village Subarea Plan. The link below opens a reduced-size version of the slide portion of the agenda, produced by planning consultant Bill Grimes of Studio Cascade, Inc. June 27 slideshow (Acrobat® file)

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May 12 worksheet comments

May 12 worksheet comments

At the second of the two most recent design workshops, held May 12, attendees reviewed two schematic approaches to the Manhattan Village plan area, jotting down general comments on each and rating them on how they compared to 12 criteria established earlier in the process. Both plans shown that evening were developed in response to [...]

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May 11 worksheet comments

At the first of the two most recent design workshops, held May 11, attendees reviewed four schematic approaches to the Manhattan Village plan area, jotting down general comments on each and rating them on how they compared to 12 criteria established earlier in the process. Results that evening shaped the production of two additional schematic [...]

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EIS “scoping” comments

EIS “scoping” comments

One of the things asked of participants at the May 12 Design Workshop was to list out the potential environmental impacts – beneficial or otherwise – that plans being considered might generate if realized. Here’s a copy of the comments received that evening and since, including a copy of the worksheet given to attendees. EIS [...]

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