Tag Archives: East Milton Avenue

Restaurant sought for Routes 1/9 hotel

Owners of a Routes 1&9 hotel that received approval to also build a free-standing restaurant more than a decade ago have lined up a franchise with plans to build an eatery.

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More parking changes near Brownstones

Almost a year after City Council instituted street parking changes in the vicinity of Meridia Brownstones, the governing body approved further measures to add residential parking permits in the neighborhood.

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Downtown strategic plan: East Milton Avenue

A three-block stretch of East Milton Avenue from the train station to City Hall would benefit from mixed-use developments, and the city should explore increasing permitted height on some parcels, according to the downtown strategic plan.

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Downtown strategic plan: Opportunity sites

More than a dozen properties considered underutilized were identified in the downtown strategic plan as “opportunity sites.” Some of the sites already have proposed concepts or in use another way while the plan suggested alternative development options” for others.

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State of the City 2022

The reconstruction of East Cherry Street that will include a pocket park and a pedestrian-friendly boulevard on the southern gateway to downtown are among the improvement projects for 2022 that Mayor Ray Giacobbe, Jr.  announced during his annual State of the City address.

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Design contract awarded for trestle improvements

City Council awarded another contract related to improvements of three dilapidated train trestles downtown that are owned by Amtrak.

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Former Burger King could become wine shop

A former Burger King property on Routes 1/9 received use variances that would allow a liquor store and office space on the property.

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Downtown parking plan unveiled

Parking throughout much of downtown would be free after 7 p.m. as part of a comprehensive downtown parking plan unveiled last week.

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