The Municipal Services Committee met 04/07/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the Trout Museum of Art’s request to turn two on-street parking stalls into a loading zone, but there were two other action items on the agenda, a request to […]
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Municipal Services Committee Recommends Approval Of Trout Museum Loading Zone To Be Reviewed After A 6-Month Trial Period
The Municipal Services Committee met 04/07/2025. The item that took up the bulk of the meeting was the request to turn two on-street parking stalls on College Avenue into a loading zone for the Trout Museum of Art/Lawrence University building. This item had previously been […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/07/2025 – Will Vote On Trout Museum Loading Zone Request Opposed By Neighboring Business, Contract Awards For Parking Light Design And Engineering Services And Ramp Security Services
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/07/2025 at 4:30PM. They will be taking up the request to approve the creation of a loading zone on College Avenue next to the Trout Museum/Lawrence University housing development. It would result in the loss of two parking stalls […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes 3-1 To Approve $200,000 Contract For Parking Utility Strategic Planning And Marketing Study – Concerns Raised Over Cost And Implementation
The Municipal Services Committee met 03/24/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to approve a $200,000 contract with Walker Consultants to conduct a Parking Utility Strategic Planning and Marketing Study. This was associated with a request that was included in the […]
Municipal Services Committee Holds Trout Museums Loading Zone Request For 2-Weeks – Hold Will Provide Time To Investigate Options That Might Avoid Loss Of 2 On-Street Parking Stalls
The Municipal Services Committee met 03/24/2025. One of the items they took up was the request from the Trout Museum of Art to take two on-street parking stalls on College Avenue and turn them into a loading zone. The request received pushback from two nearby […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 03/24/2025 – Will Vote On $200,000 Contract For Parking Utility Strategic Planning and Marketing Study
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/24/2025 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on three temporary occupancy permits related to construction projects in the downtown area. They will be voting on a request to approve parking changes on Durkee Street by Einstein Middle School. These […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 03/10/2025 – Will Vote On 2025 Sanitary Flow Monitoring Services Contract
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/10/2025 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to award the 2025 sanitary flow monitoring services contract to raSmith for $36,000. Per the memo, the Department of Public Works “desires to perform […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves All Items 5-0 Including Updated DPW Fee Schedule, Parking Changes Near High-Complaint Meade/Glendale Intersection
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/24/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with a review and vote on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration project, but they also took up several other items including an update to the Department Of Public Works Fee Schedule for […]
Municipal Services Receives Final Report On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration – Vote Unanimously To Maintain Changes
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/24/2025. They spent around 30 minutes reviewing and discussing the final update on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration project. The reconfiguration changed College Avenue from 4 lanes of traffic to 2 traffic lanes, a center turn lane, and bicycle lanes […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 02/24/2025 – Will Receive Final Report On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration, Vote On 2025 DPW Fee Schedule
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 02/24/2025 at 4:30PM. They will be receiving a final report on the College Avenue lane reconfiguration and voting on a request to approve the changes. Crashes are down by 12.7% and overall speed of vehicles has decreased slightly since […]