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comments are below. Each citizen who participated in the
project photographed Marine sites and then indicated
whether she or he thought the subject of the photograph
had a positive value or negative value.
Village Center
Positives
- Value having central business
district that serves the community in diverse
ways.
- General store-flowers, places to
sit, posting of events.
- Could use a kiosk to announce
community events.
- Bargains in front of businesses
are nice.
- Garbage cans downtown are good;
can we get picket fence holders for them?
- Good places to gather to eat. We
need more variety (grills/coffee house). Perhaps
a permit is needed outside of central business
district.
- Continue preservation of town
hall.
- Maintain buildings in central
business district - maintain historic foundation
of village center (general store/village hall).
- Appreciate the historic nature of
downtown.
- Like the simple country town feel
of Marine with useful and necessary services.
- Appreciate the historic
architecture.
- Appreciate the central gathering
area.
- Covered meeting place with benches
under the awning at the general store is a
positive.
- Commercial space contained in
tight central business district, this should be
maintained.
- Library downtown with windows on
main street.
- Road opens up to gas station
pumps, no curbs/gutter, conveys small town feel.
- Appreciate small town feel of
Marine.
- Volunteer fire and ambulance
department conveys a sense of community and
service to Marine.
- General store - I value the store
for both the historic and practical reasons. It
is historic and the focal point of the town's
center. It's great to have quality groceries
available, just imagine if there were only a
convenience store nearby.
- Village hall - I value it for
historic and community reasons. It's a great
venue for concerts and events. I think it should
be available for all residents.
- The post office, general store,
bank, town hall, library, the Brookside - what
more do you need?
- The volunteer fire department is
an anchor for downtown - so well maintained and
cared for, and an important symbol of community
service.
- Central business district-
it’s good to limit commercial use to one
area.
Negatives
- Can we have parking for businesses
only during business hours?
- Seek to confine business to
central business district, do not extend to
highway 95.
- Security lights on bank are a
negative, city should pass a lighting ordinance.
- General store OPEN light and this
street light is a negative.
- Make more public meeting space
downtown.
- A tight central business district
should not rule out allowing workplaces near
residential.
- Mixed uses should be allowed in
central business district.
- Can we pass an ordinance that no
franchises will be allowed in Marine?
- Satellite toilets are a negative,
perhaps a more permanent facility is needed.
- Plastic, illuminated beer signs at
the Brookside - YUCK!
- Power lines and street lights are
a minus in central business district - bury the
lines and install quaint lights.
- Work to have the power lines
buried in central business district.
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From the
Picture Marine Project
conducted by
Marine on St Croix Planning Commission
as part of ENVISION MARINE
Fall, 1998
Participate
in the Envisioning Process by:
E-MAIL to hugh@marineonstcroix.com
We will publish
your comments here plus
forward them to the
Planning Commission.
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designed by Hugh Heimdahl
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