Community Comments from the first three Forums held on
June 30, July 10 and 13, 2004
Location & Planning
1st meeting -"Wants"
- City Hall focal point - fountain/village green in back so people visiting restaurants can take advantage of park benches in the park.
- City Hall look more like WHR - neighborhood looking, porch, more like WHR Museum.
- Good connectivity to culture corridor and arts.
- Make green community friendly for larger event venue - more venue area.
- City Hall on Packwood
- City Hall connected to Park, that's usable beyond City Hall green space.
- Plan C makes City Hall a business part of our town, not a monopoly as Plan A presents.
- City Hall connected to Parking Garage, visible architecturally, but not centered.
- Plan A or Plan B - NOT Plan C.
1st meeting -"Concerns"
- Parking around City Hall
- Safety of parking garages.
- Visibility.
- Central Park.
2nd meeting - "Wants"
- Lunches, City Hall as social gathering, volunteer space, tie-in to park events.
- Central park/open spaces.
- Not "Chain-stores".
- Feasibility study done on using existing City Hall LAND and/or lot across the street for new city hall/police/fire building before putting in middle of Horatio; which should be a last resort only!
- Increase park space
- Central Town Square social gathering space.
- More green space.
- Eliminate cars from town square - only
- Winter Park village good model for traffic density/movement.
- More park-like.
- Placid drive through city.
- More community events.
- Ride bikes to it.
- More visible park space.
2nd meeting -"Concerns"
- Few or no condos.
- Placing City Hall in middle of Horatio will create congestion and traffic nightmares as well as harming or destroying business at corner of Horatio and 17-92 (where Ice Cream store is located).
- Train noise for City Hall meetings.
- Minimize traffic.
- Scale of traffic to pedestrian.
2nd meeting -"Solutions"
- See feasibility study note.
- Push city hall building to one end of new central park to increase "green".
- Acoustical design to reduce train sound.
3rd meeting -"Wants"
- City Hall in center of Town as main focal point of town. It should be the tallest structure.
- History learning markers in and around City hall.
- City Hall must have a spire/cupola with a real clock and sound.
- Need connectivity with Lake Lily.
- City Hall in center is good as long as there is enough green space around it.
- Beautiful garages not barriers.
- Garages that are more mixed use and not just for cars.
- Dual purpose garages that people can use.
- Want a trolley car..
3rd meeting -"Concerns"
- Not a single imposing building - more of a cluster of buildings.
- Eliminate traffic flows through and around city hall village.
- 17-92 and Horatio proposed buildings block "public view" of town green.
- Need to go back in history of Maitland; i.e. the original Fort Maitland.
Historic Recognition
1st meeting - "Wants"
- Continued to solve heritage trees around City Hall on Village Green.
- Tree survey that makes sure trees are healthy.
- Pedestrian friendly with sidewalks and bike paths. Especially around 17-92 and Maitland Avenue.
- Bike racks downtown.
- Park and walk to shopping, "walk-ability".
- Centralizing and screening.
- Low rise is better than high rise
- Not all same height - 2 or 3 floors, 4 floors maximum.
- Outside event or covered area.
1st meeting -"Concerns"
- Bike safety across 17-92 - Maitland Avenue.
- Property lighting.
- Lower train sound.
- As development comes in - train safety for children is very important.
- Don't want City Hall to be the focal point.
1st meeting -"Solutions"
2nd meeting -"Wants"
- Central City Hall with park around Horatio - OK.
- Incorporate different building materials and styles while building town square.
- Big House Concept.
- Porch - Friendly Town Center.
- Aviaries in public spaces.
- History Learning.
- Special events (wedding, public/private)
- Restaurants close to City Hall to synergize catering food for special events.
2nd meeting -"Solutions"
- Verify will be more attractive.
3rd meeting -"Wants"
- Dual purpose for garage - shops on bottom floor.
- Control space around City hall - including Businesses.
- Not against City Hall - but against Taj Mahal.
3rd meeting -"Concerns"
- What is purpose of the parking garage?
- Don't want concrete building in middle of town.
3rd meeting -"Solutions
- Hide parking with uses that people can uses.
- Another floor and more green space around parking garage.
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Once the input concerning the possible locations for the City Hall was gathered from the first 3 Community Forums the information was documented and used to create 2 more boards that incorporated the community requested design elements. These boards shown here were brought back to the community in the 4th and 5th Community Forum meetings for additional comment.
Maitland Historical Society
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