Uptown parking, Sprouts key items on Whittier City Council agenda
The next major step in the renovation of the Uptown area is expected to occur Tuesday. That's when the City Council is expected to authorize the hiring of PBS and J Consulting of Orange to prepare a parking plan.
The idea is to identify where parking structure could be built, how to pay for them and also prepare a plan for meters. The latter could be the most controversial. While metered parking is seen as a way of opening up more street parking, some fear that merchants, who now support it, will back track after getting a potential back lash from customers.
There's one other key item on Tuesday's City Council agenda. It's the report on the Planning Commission's approval of a new Sprouts Farmers Market on the former Stats site. The question is will any council member call it up for review. That means another public hearing. For residents, who want changes in the plan, this is a free way to get the commission's decision appealed. Otherwise, they have to pay a fee.
The idea is to identify where parking structure could be built, how to pay for them and also prepare a plan for meters. The latter could be the most controversial. While metered parking is seen as a way of opening up more street parking, some fear that merchants, who now support it, will back track after getting a potential back lash from customers.
There's one other key item on Tuesday's City Council agenda. It's the report on the Planning Commission's approval of a new Sprouts Farmers Market on the former Stats site. The question is will any council member call it up for review. That means another public hearing. For residents, who want changes in the plan, this is a free way to get the commission's decision appealed. Otherwise, they have to pay a fee.
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