The City of Summit held a public meeting at the Lawton C. Johnson Middle School on September 23rd. The meeting was a short presentation by the Desman Associates on the status of the study and to solict comments and ideas from the public.
The preliminary assessment from their research indicates Summit Downtown needs more parking spaces and an administrative ”systems” overhaul. The planners referred to our current approach to management as a”punitive system” and indicated other options may better serve the public.
The parking space shortage is most acute at 1 PM week days.
Desman’s presentation was well prepared and they seem capable of solid research and sound recommendations. City staff attended as did representatives from City Council. Several downtown property owners attended as did representatives from SDI, Summit Chamber of Commerce and several Summit residents.
Study results are expected sometime in December 2008.
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