The Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency voted 7-2 Tuesday to extend negotiations for a national brand hotel at First and Union streets by 120 days. That move was made to provide more time for the agency and developer to get a confidentiality agreement in place that protects financial data.
The Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency voted 6-2 Tuesday to move ahead with negotiations on an agreement for development of a national brand hotel at First and Union streets. The board also voted 7-1 to sign a binding agreement with Tokola Development that will finalize details for conversion of the old Tony’s building on Second Street into housing units on the upper floors and retail space at street level.
Building community partnerships is essential to job creation and that takes open dialogue and transparency in the decision making process, says Susan Barr Harris, a mayoral candidate.
The Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Advisory Committee declined last week to pursue negotiations for a sale and renovation of the Granada Theater until there is more information about the scope of work and how it will be paid for.
City officials are reviewing three proposals for revitalization of the Granada block; one for a hotel conference center, another for a cultural/performing art facility and the third establishing an archeological dig site for tourism and education.
A change in leadership often upsets the balance of projects already in motion. And sometimes the extent of the fallout will never be known, or perhaps not for many years
A change in leadership often upsets the balance of projects already in motion. And sometimes the extent of the fallout will never be known, or perhaps not for many years.
