What kind of plans are in the works for downtown?

[Jeff Jones]

I was just wondering what kind of new development and projects anyone might know about.

[bookman]

Pat Higgins the new Community Devlovement Director and the DFBA Downton Bus. Association
are working hard to start phase two of the revilaization plan
we are studing Heritage Ohio at this time

Wright State Univ is doing a survey of downtown business this month to gather info on
the plans and opinion of curret shops

Al Monar 879-4444 has more info.

[bookman]

Volunteers needed for the Fairborn Spring clean-up. Sign up at Shade Insurance Agency 937-878-4671.
Clean up date and time: April 28, 2007 9:00 AM to 4PM.
Free T-shirts to participants*Bring your gloves * Tools provided* Wrap up party at 5th 3rd Commons.
Sponsored by the Downtown Fairborn Business Association

[lbgal]

More things are happening dowtown than ever before in the last few years

Signatures coffee shop is Great!

Heritage Festival had

2nd year Growth

4th block party was big hit

New flower shop due to open Aug.

Car parts shop cooming to Central ave.

parade seemed bigger and better on 4th

[lbgal]

USAF Marathon Sept 15 comes to Main St.

[almolnar]

USAFMarathon Returns to Downtown Sept. 20 2008
support the air force
be there 6000 runners need suport

[almolnar]

Al Info.
Facade Program Came about quickly this year
DFBA Asked for & City devloped program
looks to be well received
if [projects go well , expect more facade march 2009
What this program is or will be is too long to type ot explain hear:

Get on list at DFBA or City about Facade Meetings



Strreets and Curbs Sidewalks "Main St. area "

Main St. has been scaped and repaved so many times it is bermed in the middle" Mound Shaped"
Also the grade of the paving needs changed back to its original or close to it ,so water flows to a storm sewers
the city is or may be working on a plan for this
when this done
sidewalks and curbs will be done first
then street
$ timetable and other problems exist too!

D.F.B.A. name change
Downtown Fairborn Business Association is now "Downtown Betterment Association"
Why?
We are growing past a handful of Bus, Owners and getting a lot more Dontown advacates involved too!
Think " Main Street usa"
and Heriage Ohio
check out these on the web
they have web sites
They have a lot of stuff that I think will help downtown

Is Broad st or ..... being ignored?
DFBA is going to Focus on our front door
Its wear us out doing this at times

The DFBA knows as so goes Broad st. and Kaufman so goes Downtown
Anything we do we will share with other groups Too! They will end up being mostly the same persons too!

visitfairborn .com is also under works check it out too

All this is Al's opinion post Replys

[lucabrasi]

While not downtown business related, the new housing development on Y.S./Fairfield Pike, "Waterford Landing" is a concern to some of us.

Fairborn is full of unsold homes and property values in many neighborhoods are declining and here we have another sub-division with roughly 500 new "high end" homes being built?

FAIRBORN -- Despite daily news about a weak housing market, a local developer plans to launch a nearly 500-unit project this spring.

City council members approved plans in a special meeting Feb. 11 for a 145-acre multi- and single-family housing development called Waterford Landing, with 496 units and some retail space.

The project, which is located near Yellow Springs-Fairfield and Byron roads, is being developed by Design Homes and Development Co.

The developer has owned the property for nearly a decade, and it donated about 200 acres of adjoining land to the city for a park in 2005.

Pat Higgins, Fairborn community development director, said the project has gone through variations in ...

Retail space too? What's wrong? Will Fairborn need another empty strip mall in ten years or so?

[almolnar]

The logic is:we are losing Home sales to other areas such as beavercreek
I know of some who bought in b/c because we could not meet thier need for high end homes
big home = big tax break in amer.

Also high end home owners should help tax rev.
also good for schools.......

Mid priced housing slump is a real concern
Increase demand is needed

How
School sytem improvement is of highest importance
not talk, not more tax, not more raises , not rock throwing
Is it possible for this to happen?/?
This is scarry to me!

Have cool downtown!
Buy into freindly small town comminity

Promote WSU & WPAFB user location friendly


I agree Retail space needs to be a low priority till current spaces are filled or redeveloped

Thanks for Caring & repling

Ps I cant type for crap