Demolishes 11 buildings in the historic retail district. Excludes first floor retail. Raises security issues. That plan was unfeasible.
Landscapes also promotes urban economic renewal.
Experts agree that a lack of first-floor retail discourages shoppers and encourages loitering and crime. Let the Commissioners and administrative offices stay in the historic Courthouse and North Wing. Use the historic courtrooms for ceremonial and non-criminal courts. Sell the county-owned buildings in the town center to private developers for conversion into commercial and retail space, thereby offsetting construction costs.