City LTE: Brooks Misses The Boat on Ren Square (Again)
Calling out Maggie Brooks’ mis-management of Ren Square:
Here she goes again: Maggie Brooks is in a position to help Monroe County and has no idea what the county needs.
The new plans for Renaissance Square leave out the small theater. I am a fulltime, self-employed performing artist. My discipline is dance. I live in the city, my studio is in the city, and my last three performances have been held in the suburbs. Why?
Because the only small functioning theater in town is at the School of the Arts.
This is the kind of “planning” that happens when you put politics over people. You ignore people who aren’t in your constituency (e.g. city residents & businesses), especially if it benefits the suburbs.
[...] Square is in jeopardy and the county needs a do-over on the architectural plans. Btp talked about Maggie’s inability to hold onto the ball that is Ren-Square planning last week. A meeting is set for Tuesday evening, looking for public input(?): In a letter to Monroe [...]