PORTSMOUTH – Residents who participated in a special City Council meeting on the proposed redesign plan for the Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building property Tuesday were almost evenly split on whether they liked the proposal.
Bow Street resident Mike Casino called what has been described as the market pavilion or shed design for the 2.1-acre site “absolutely phenomenal.”
“If we could have something built like this in the downtown it would represent an iconic piece of architecture that would become a signature image for the city,” he said during Tuesday’s special council Zoom video conference meeting.
He stated that the proposed design is “the type of development that Portsmouth deserves,” that provides a “meaningful amount” of public, open and gathering space.
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PORTSMOUTH City Councilor Paige Trace believes West End residents have waited long enough for the completion of the Islington Street Corridor Reconstruction Project.
That’s why Trace said at Monday’s City Council meeting she will make a motion to put the final phase of the project – Phase 2 – back into the city s Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal year 2022, where it had been.
Staff had pushed the final phase – which includes replacing a 129-year-old water line, installing new sidewalks, roadway reconstruction and adding trees, benches and ornamental lights – to 2027.
“I find it concerning that we think it’s OK to give the West End part of a project, and then sort of look at them and say, We’ll get back to you. The West End is a vital part of the city, they contribute to the vitality of this city,” Trace said during an interview Thursday. “A young mother should not have to roll her baby carriage on the street because the sidewalks are in such bad shape.
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