She asked how many units are needed in the downtown and how close we are to those goals. Lloyd said there are apartments and condos, but not actual homes and he didn't think we had ever started. He did not have an actual number. The projects have a long economic life well beyond the actual abatement years. Paul Smedberg asked if the renaissance is over, the enormous improvements that have been made since he first started out, it's really beautiful now, but we are not done yet.
People living downtown are what creates the vitality when all the businesses have closed.
All the CFC residential projects have been a positive impact for this downtown vitality. Talisha Coppock, Commission for Bloomington Downtown, said a lot of people have been involved in the development and vitality of downtown and this housing proposal is just another important step in that ongoing process. Randy Cassidy said these are all important partnerships for the good of the entire community Nancy Hiestand, Historic Commission Staff Assistant said that while the commission was not informed or aware of these projects in order to have a formal report. The plan was considered appropriate and the commission was favorably disposed toward this project and in fact asked Hiestand to attend a Plan Commission meeting to comment on the appropriateness of the project. Service said that like the Historic Commission she is favorably disposed toward the project, but the question the council has been asked to consider is whether this project deserves abatement.