Re: Public Hearing re Downtown Utility Work in 2006

--- Bill Connors <bill.connors@ci.evansville.wi.gov>
wrote:

>
>
> Please forward this message to all members of the
> Chamber of Commerce (not just the Board). It is
> vitally important that they give the city their
> input now, before it is too late.
>
> At 6:00 PM on Monday, Sept. 26, at City Hall, the
> Public Works Committee will hold a public hearing on
> whether the city should do needed sanitary sewer and
> water main replacement work in the intersection of
> Madison St. and Main St. in 2006 or 2007. If this
> work is done in 2006, it will be a couple of a two
> or three week projects and might not involve a
> complete closure of the intersection for the whole
> time. If it is done in 2007, then the intersection
> will be torn up for part of the time that Main St.
> in the downtown is torn up for the big, disruptive
> 2007 reconstruction project.
>
> The city had anticipated that downtown businesses
> would prefer to have no construction activity in the
> intersection of Madison St. and Main St. in 2007 so
> people driving to downtown businesses could use
> Madison St. to reach Church St. or Montgomery Ct. or
> Mill St. to access downtown businesses from the back
> side. But if business owners and residents are not
> concerned with making it more difficult to access
> downtown businesses from the back side in 2007 and
> would like a year of peace in 2006, I'm sure the
> city would be willing to accommodate that request.
>
> We just need to know what most people want. So if
> you are interested in this issue, please attend the
> public hearing.
>
> This public hearing will be in the meeting room on
> second floor of City Hall, because it is likely that
> the Board of Review, which starts at 3:00 PM that
> day, will still be using the Council Chambers on the
> third floor at 6:00 PM.
>
> Bill Connors
> Evansville City Administrator
> 31 S. Madison St.
> P.O. Box 76
> Evansville, WI 53536
> (608) 882-2263
> fax: (608) 882-2282
>