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Hutchinson Downtown Plan Update

Please review the following Draft Report of the Downtown Plan Update.

In preparation for the steering committee meeting on Thursday 10/24, take a look and let us know if there are items you feel are missing and you would like to see further explained or if there are places you would like to see adjustments. 

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Matt Jaunich Oct 24 2024 at 3:06PM on page 42

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Love the idea, but we need legislative changes to allow this.

Matt Jaunich Oct 24 2024 at 3:05PM on page 41

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Sounds like there is a new buyer for this building. Could be closing on the purchase within the next week or two?

Matt Jaunich Oct 24 2024 at 3:04PM on page 38

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This needs to be discussed more. I'm struggling to understand these needs. The 2020 Main Street project enhanced pedestrian safety and current design standards of the City include "multi-model" design.

Matt Jaunich Oct 24 2024 at 2:58PM on page 37

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Is it better to say "income-based" housing over "low-income" housing? Just wondering if the term "low-income" will be misconstrued by the public that doesn't under the different language types for housing (workforce, low-income, section 8, etc.)

Matt Jaunich Oct 24 2024 at 2:51PM on page 28

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The site is owned by the City. You could say it has been marketed by the EDA

Matt Jaunich Oct 24 2024 at 2:43PM on page 8

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Do we include anything regarding the Park Elementary Remodel?

Matt Jaunich Oct 24 2024 at 1:29PM on page 12

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Is there any need to include the new apartments that just went up on the north side of town?

Matt Jaunich Oct 24 2024 at 1:24PM on page 8

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Actual name is Hutchinson Dental Center

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 10:18PM on page 47

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I don't believe students are helping maintain parks. The City and School district have a partnership and the City takes care of most of the schools sports fields and gets paid a fee for doing so. This is the partnership. Volunteering is still important in general.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 10:16PM on page 47

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pickle ball or some other amenity as an option as well.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 10:15PM on page 46

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Delete

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 10:14PM on page 46

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Do we want to say biking, walking, etc? It is a multi-use trail including horses.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 10:00PM on page 44

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This section needs refinement. We discussed this during the Teams call last week.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:58PM on page 42

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We need to communicate to everyone not just rural communities.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:58PM on page 42

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The fairgrounds is actually very well used and is used for much more than the fair and a few other events. The issue is better coordination and promotion of events and getting a few more larger events.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:56PM on page 42

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Should it be called a culture center or community center? I prefer community.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:56PM on page 42

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I like the teen aspect but the idea of 3rd spaces shouldn't be limited just to teens. I actually think it has more applicability to adults.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:55PM on page 42

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Is create too strong? Should be say study the creation of a social district.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:54PM on page 40

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Remove...MITGI is going to have their own employee space there but we should note connection Veterans Park and Main St along the North side of First Ave NE.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:53PM on page 40

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I don't think outdoor dining is feasible on Main St. It is very loud with all of the truck traffic and we just redid Main St and MnDOT barely let us put benches and trash collection up let along tables and chairs for dining. Focus on back entrance patios and side streets for dining.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:51PM on page 39

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Remove. We studied this and it isn't feasible.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:50PM on page 38

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This trail can go from Girl Scout Park to the new development at franklin Street but as we studied the Franklin Development further it was difficult to fit a trail in and we think the best connection is going around the proposed Franklin Redevelopment.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:48PM on page 38

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Could we have a map showing existing network and then what is missing? I think our network is very robust. We are a silver designated bicycle friendly city which is not an easy thing to accomplish.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:47PM on page 36

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I think this may stay industrial but we want to clean and high quality.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:46PM on page 37

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Would like to see some numbers on "affordability". I've been told that a lot of the housing in Hutchinson meets the affordable definition as compared to housing in the metro. I still think it is good to focus on workforce housing and affordable but I think we are pretty affordable compared to many places.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:43PM on page 32

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might be better to say a downtown business group would be helpful. The old downtown business association was great but ran its course. It would be good to have a new group start up fresh in my opinion. That's no disrespect to the previous downtown business group.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:39PM on page 30

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focus on west side of Bluff Street. I don't see the east side transitioning away from industrial due to the shape of the parcel and because the City uses the area to the south to pile snow. The area to south is in the floodplain.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:37PM on page 29

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We may want to note this as a site for residential. The site was recently listed by Colliers and they have had interest in the site for senior housing/high density housing. Office medical would also work. Access is very difficult to this site and no access is allowed off Hwy 15.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:35PM on page 29

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We might have to soften this. They have plans for growth and they don't see that they have an excess of parking.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:33PM on page 28

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Is this owned by the City or the EDA?

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:32PM on page 26

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I think we can talk about integration and accessibility and take out the part about reducing automobile dependency.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:30PM on page 26

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I need to see examples where out bike and ped network is lacking connectivity.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:28PM on page 23

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What are some examples of City agencies needing better collaboration?

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:19PM on page 16

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City and EDA already work together and the EDA has many downtown programs. Need to understand more about this "program"

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:17PM on page 16

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Not sure where this type of thinking is coming from??? The Crow River is very connected. It is not a full scale boating river due to the shallow depth. The downtown is connected to several trails that go all over town.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:12PM on page 12

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Interest rates have been trending down since this project started.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:11PM on page 10

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What does this mean?

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:11PM on page 10

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I think this statement is completely false.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:10PM on page 10

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Not sure I would highlight one specific business. There are many employment generators downtown.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:08PM on page 8

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Main St. Reconstruction and Streetscape Project completed.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:07PM on page 8

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Downtown Gateway and Wayfinding Signage installed.

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:05PM on page 8

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Fireman's Park

Dan Jochum Oct 16 2024 at 9:02PM on page 3

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Please add Lynn Neumann as City Staff below where rest of staff is listed.
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