I thought I would give you an update on how things are progressing along Telegraph. We are in our home-stretch and should be completed by mid October. Street lighting has been installed throughout the project. The planter boxes, which are the work of a local artist Mike Upwall, are being installed and planted. These planter boxes are a unique design feature which will not only house large, shade producing trees for our downtown but will provide sitting benches for those who desire. The sidewalks are being installed at the bridge deck and then they will begin to do the beautiful rock work on the parapet walls of the bridge. Turn lanes are being installed and they will be of a stamped, colored concrete. All intersections will have turning capability. One of the final items will be the staining of a portion of the all the sidewalks. I believe that you will really like the final product of this long-awaited project.
I hope you have paid attention to the installation of the old bell tower. We look forward to making the chimes a permanent part of the downtown when we officially open up the new Telegraph Street. We have had some interested businesses watching the development and making some inquiries about our downtown.
We believe that the downtown will be inviting to new businesses but still maintain that small community charm that makes Washington "feel like home."
Downtown looks fantastic. I think all of the attention to detail is really going to show in the finished product. I am excited to have a walkable, friendly downtown. Here is my only question, where will the brew-pub be?
ReplyDeleteI like the question Rman posted because I am willing to bet the first person to capitalize on a restaurant/pub will do really well with the new downtown. City Manager Carter, is/are there any businesses that are courting Washington currently that can be attributed to the downtown telegraph improvements? Not interested in specifics, just would like to know if there is growing interest out there?
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We have no specific business information to release at this time, however we have met with a few outside parties that are pleased with the look and direction we are going with in the downtown area, and have expressed some desire in relocating in this direction. We do believe that this interest will continue to grow as we complete and showcase this downtown project. Unfortunately, none of the businesses inquiring our brew-pub facilities, sorry :(
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