Approval of the city’s $55 million referendum question will set the course for myriad riverfront redevelopment projects over the next decade, aimed at creating more parking, new public spaces, and additional housing options near the Connecticut River. Key elements include the purchase of key riverfront properties, redevelopment of municipal-owned buildings and other infrastructure, as well as a community recreation center incorporating the gym and swimming pool at Woodrow Wilson Middle School once the Beman facility opens there. The mostly empty Citizens Bank building at 237 Main St. is being considered for the town hall building a couple of years down the road because the current municipal office has outgrown its space, Florsheim said. The bank lot’s footprint is 18,474 square feet, twice the size of the current one. Two proposals already have been submitted to the city. “They recognize that is where the growth is happening right now and that’s where the value add is. Residential is the core, but there are also elements of public space and retail or commercial components,” the mayor said.
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