Moran Plant Redevelopment

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Your Ideas and Comments: June 13, 2005

Thank you to all who have submitted ideas for the future of Moran!!

Future use of the Moran Plant. Demolish it. A public park would be nice. It should be for public use only.

An after school center for ages 11-17 year old. Ping-pong, billiards, small library. Walks on the waterfront. Volunteers to talk about their lives growing up in Burlington.

Please tear down the Moran Plant, and either: 1. Extend Waterfront Park to include that property, or 2. Build an outdoor amphitheater for summer concerts, or 3. Both.

Give the property to ECHO, and make the agreement contingent upon installation of an IMAX theater. Move the �H� in ECHO to this new building, and expand its meaning to include History of Burlington.

1. Level the structure--returning it to green space nicely landscaped. Use the bricks for walkways or patios in wintertime. There could be an outdoor ice skating rink. 2. The waterfront does need more dock space. So the facility could be used to accommodate boaters for daytime use.

Please tear it down! And leave it more open. You can use it for more park space. Benches and picnic tables. Don�t turn our waterfront into Lake George, NY or Old Orchard Beach, ME. No tacky t-shirt and gift shops.

1. Meadow. 2. Lawn with shell for concerts and other events. 3. Botanical garden of native plants. 4. Youth Center with small restaurant in rehabbed Moran Building.

A ballpark, possibly a new home for the Vermont Expos (or any future MLB affiliate) would be perfect for that location. An excellent example of a situation similar to this is in Portsmouth, VA. They built a ballpark for the Tidewater Tides (NY Mets AAA) right on the water! It�s beautiful! Think of the possibilities!

Top floor restaurant and an open space for recreation for Burlington citizens. Winter swimming, racquet sports, weight training, etc. For families and it could be funded 1/2 public and 1/2 private ownership. Those who are members get a discount at the restaurant and the recreation features. Sort of like City Market. Look for grants and get capital campaign for a match from citizens.

Thank you for the opportunity to have input into the future of the Moran Plant. In my opinion, the Moran Plant is an eyesore. Rather than enhancing the Burlington waterfront, it detracts from it. It should be removed and some other use found for the site�such as a boathouse. In any event, its intrusive height should be cut down so that it no longer stands out like a sore thumb.

Natural gas power plant or tear it down.

Something that pays taxes.

Take down the Moran Plant. Plant grass and leave land open for people to enjoy. Do not build!

Tear it down! Have fresh start and not have to fit new into old. New: Something that is four seasons, self-supportive, unique and attractive, special�think the opera house in Sydney, Australia.

Still like the idea of a public sports facility and nice top floor caf� on the waterfront. At least a state-of-the-art indoor swimming facility like the one we have had in my hometown (Werdohl, Germany, pop. ca. 23,000) since the mid 70�s. Admission fees should be no more than $3 per adult and $1.50 per child for a one-time use. Jan Decher.

Take down the Moran Plant! Make a park for children and adults for games and picnics, etc. We need more greenery to see the beautiful lake, not more buildings that block views�open the space. The residents of Burlington already rejected restoring the Plant for other use. Let us have more land to play on, no need for more buildings! Bernice E. Cohen

Large Convention Center.

No more parking. Green, quiet space. For some of us, watching the lake, sunset, etc., is spiritual . . . our church. No karaoke or garage bands. Need a couple handicap parking spaces? Fine. Other wise, quiet, green to walk to.

A special home for Sudanese, Bosnian or other ethnic groups, or a special home for foster children, or mentally challenged children and adults. Do something good. Thanks.

If at all possible, I�d like the Moran Plant to be torn down and the land restored for use as a public park and an extension of the waterfront area for public use. Too many of us living in the Old North End are badly in need of more open space especially at the waterfront. The beauty of the lakeshore needs to be preserved.

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