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Ad Hoc Citizens Committee for Water Street Redevelopment Area

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Aug 22, 2026

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Committee Adds Environmental Review to Site Planning

Published Aug 22, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 22, 2026

Committee Shapes Water Street Redevelopment Priorities

The committee favored mixed-income housing, public riverfront access, environmental sustainability, local jobs, and stronger neighborhood connectivity while opposing heavy industrial uses, big-box stores, drive-throughs, and one-story strip malls.

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Briefing

Jun 24, 2026

Committee Shapes Water Street Development Request

The committee identified approximately 30 acres available for development and requested revisions to the Water Street request for qualifications, including clearer development criteria, environmental guidance, trail connections, and the 100-year vision as an appendix.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Apr 22, 2026

Water Street visioning process begins

The committee began a long-range visioning process for the Water Street site, which the agenda identifies as the City Council’s top 2026 priority with 95% consensus.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

Water Street Site Has Extensive Environmental Risks

The committee reviewed environmental and construction challenges at the Water Street Redevelopment Area: 33 of 39 former parcels were identified as contaminated, one additional parcel was a leaking underground storage-tank site, and fill materials range from 2 to 21 feet deep. Two identified areas still require future remedial or other response action for PCB-related human exposure risks.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

Committee Adds Environmental Review to Site Planning

The committee agreed to invite environmental consultant AKT Peerless to the April 15 meeting to explain contamination information for the Water Street site, including areas not previously tested. Members also added an April 15 meeting and scheduled meetings through August 26 to continue reviewing the redevelopment request for qualifications.

1 min readMunicipal coverage