The City of Manhattan looks to April 19 to finalize amended redevelopment plans for the city’s Downtown STAR bond district to account for a private Art and Light Museum proposed to be built at the corner of Pierre and 3rd Street. Manhattan City Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved the amended redevelopment plan on first reading as well as overturning the Historic Resources Board’s (HRB) vote to deny the project authorization to move forward. “We have expected a development on this piece of property, this area, for a long time – for over 20 years,” says Mayor Linda Morse. “It’s finally come and […] I don’t see a feasible or prudent alternative for another 20 years.” Numerous representatives of the Manhattan/Riley County Preservation Alliance (MRCPA) and an adjacent property owner, though, urged a pause in order for the museum’s developers to reconsider chosen building materials and the planned height of the facility to more align with the Downtown Historic District in which it is planned to be constructed.
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