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The Galesburg DDA held several town hall meeting during the month of October where is asked community members and businesses to give input on the future of the City of Galesburg. Below are the items there were suggested at these meetings, they are arrange by one, five and ten year projects in no specific order at this time. We encourage everyone to come to our meetings or e-mail us with more ideas. The Galesburg DDA will now take this information, organize and prioritize it, get estimates on costs and begin implementing the plan.
One Year - projects we would like to at least start before Dec. 31st, 2009.
Electric or non-electric marquee to help communicate city and public events.
Disc Golf Course
Skate Park or other kid friendly ideas.
Farmers Market
Band shell
City Wide Streetscape Project
Save and Move the old historic City Hall.
Save and Move the old historic Taylor grain mill
Save and/or move the old historic Roelof house
Save and/or move the Schnider Building
Save and/or move the old historic Dreamers Furniture House
Kalamazoo River Access (dock) behind city hall
Guthrie Room Updates
Welcome to Galesburg Gateway Signs (three more)
Redo/Revise Shaftner Monument
Name park behind City Hall
Encourage Immediate City Face-lifts
Window cleaning and decorating (perhaps a contest)
Trails or trail network
Davis Oil Building removal
More parks
Bring back the circus
Work on filling empty buildings
Five Year
Community Center and Land
Skate Park or kid related
Bandshell
Save and Move the old historic City Hall.
Save and Move the old historic Taylor grain mill
Save and/or move the old historic Roelof house
Save and/or move the Schnider Building
Save and/or move the old historic Dreamers Furniture House
Amtrak Train stop or bus stop (public transportation)
Farmers Market
Walking bridge on Climax Dr.
Fix up incentives and grants
Billboards to market Galesburg
City Wide Streetscape Project
Ten Year +
Community Center and Land
City Wide Streetscape Project
Move or busy all consumers energy power lines and poles city-wide
Mill Street Expansion & upgrade project |
