Mall Park Update: Roads Remain
A resolution to return The Mall’s northwest section to roadway instead of a planned green space after sewer construction passed the Park & Recreation Board Wednesday night.
The resolution, brought forward by Commissioner Billy Menz, states “the Fire Marshal’s review of the long-range plan did not support the removal of park roads within The Mall Park, rendering aspects of the long-range plan infeasible.”
The board voted down a similar resolution in March asking to pause construction along The Mall. Menz voted against that resolution.
A group of East Isles residents has been voicing concern since last year about an approved long-range plan for The Mall that includes the addition of green space. The added green space would remove two own-way blocks of roadway. An unrelated sewer construction project this year gave the board an opportunity to develop The Mall’s plan sooner than anticipated.