A group of St. Francis residents is pushing back against a proposed high-rise development in an area known as The Triangle, saying the current plans don’t reflect what the community envisioned during public input sessions nearly a decade ago.
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St. Francis residents push back against high-rise plan for The Triangle
The residents, who call themselves Community for the Triangle, are concerned about a development proposal that includes 13-story and five-story apartment buildings, along with parking garages and additional parking spaces.
“Once this decision is made, we have one chance of getting this right,” said resident Mari Haven during a Monday morning meeting of the group.
The controversy stems from a disconnect between current proposals and a city plan created in 2015-2017 with input from residents themselves. Back then, community pushback successfully stopped plans to move the library…