community vision planning
Public input and planning for a shared site vision and priorities
What to Watch
Watch for a published summary of the listening sessions and voting results, and for when a preferred concept is brought to City Council for direction.
Coming Up
Typically discussed at Hamilton Property Concept Listening Session. Check back when the next agenda is published.
The Story
The city’s Hamilton property visioning work is now deep into public input: listening sessions, workshops, and “public voting,” with staff reporting 600+ feedback points so far. The big moment ahead is when this turns into a specific redevelopment concept residents can react to with real numbers and a clear plan.
Record
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City staff reported the Hamilton property visioning process included listening sessions and workshops and collected more than 600 points of feedback to inform redevelopment concepts for the roughly 14-acre former Hamilton site.
Business and Industrial Development Committee - Community Development Authority -
A concept listening session agenda included a review of the community visioning process timeline for the former Hamilton site.
Hamilton Property Concept Listening Session -
A concept listening session agenda included discussion of site features and priorities intended to guide the final direction for the Hamilton site.
Hamilton Property Concept Listening Session -
A concept listening session agenda included a public voting step intended to capture preferences on concepts or priorities.
Hamilton Property Concept Listening Session -
A concept listening session agenda included a review of the community visioning process timeline for the Hamilton property.
Hamilton Property Concept Listening Session -
A concept listening session agenda included discussion of site features and priorities, including tradeoffs such as parking versus green space and development area versus public amenities.
Hamilton Property Concept Listening Session -
A concept listening session agenda included a public voting step intended to capture preferences on concepts or priorities; the meeting notice indicated no other governmental body action would be taken beyond the body noticed.
Hamilton Property Concept Listening Session -
City Council reviewed three preliminary concept maps for redeveloping the 14-acre Hamilton property and took no formal action.
City Council -
Staff reported the concept maps were built using roughly 600 survey responses and student workshops as part of the community visioning process.
City Council -
Staff reported environmental testing results showing 10 soil cores below DNR PFAS screening levels and said this could support pursuing an environmental liability exemption before serious redevelopment talks.
City Council -
Council discussion included tradeoffs such as whether a conference hotel is financially viable, long-term maintenance costs if park space is expanded, and potentially high stormwater-fix costs under a higher-density plan.
City Council -
Staff described next steps including publishing the slide deck, running a public survey from July 6 to mid-August, and holding three listening sessions, with a targeted final concept expected to come to Council on Sept. 21.
City Council