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YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
YAKIMA -- When the "A Street Buildings" in downtown Yakima come down this year, something will have to go in their place.
Yakima County, which owns the row of century-old buildings at the corner of Second and A streets, expects today to get approval from county commissioners to approve contract negotiations with landscape designers to determine just what that will be.
County commissioners last year decided to create "green space" at the site, but the specifics have not been decided. The county does not know how much money the design will cost, said Brad Songhurst, the county's facilities director.
"We're not looking to spend very much," he said.
The county is likely to seek input from downtown advocates and stakeholders, Songhurst said. Eventually, the site is expected to be used for a county building but that is at least 10 years off.
Yet another parking lot with a token row of trees along the street to grace the once interesting, now gap-toothed Historic area. This is an area of high visibility and should be preserved. The Historic District has many options for these buildings. The county hired at great expense, a consulting firm, that states the new courthouse should be built on another piece of property altogether, and the people have spoken against this destruction, but do they listen? Not to a word of it. Seems to me this is how the new jail got steam-rolled into place as well, and look what has come of that piece of "wisdom".
Report ViolationI agree with Nick's comments. However, if there is going to be change, I do think a downtown, centrally located dog park would be wonderful to bring people out. They have done wonders in other cities, and would be good for local business.
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