Courtesy-City of Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The City of Columbus – Bartholomew County Planning Department and Columbus Regional Health (CRH), invite the public to attend an upcoming open house to review and provide input on the draft City View District Plan. The envisioned City View District occupies the 690 acres owned by CRH, generally south of Jonathan Moore Pike/State Road 46, between I-65 to the west and the Louisville and Indiana Railroad to the east. The property has also been known as Garden City Farms.
The open house is at NexusPark on 25th Street, on Wednesday evening, May 31. You will be able to view plan information from 6 to 8 p.m. and provide input on the topics of land use and development, parks and open space, and housing on the property. A brief presentation of the draft plan will be provided at 6:45 p.m. Attendees should enter through the doors nearest to Riviera Maya restaurant.
The City View District planning process seeks to establish a vision for long-term future property development. The resulting plan is intended to serve as both a master plan to guide CRH decision-making as the property owner and a component of the City of Columbus Comprehensive Plan.
If adopted, the City View District Plan would join the State Street Corridor Plan, Central Neighborhood Plan, and Central Avenue Corridor Plan in addressing specific areas of the community. The current Comprehensive Plan may be viewed here.
The draft plan proposes a future healthcare facility, a variety of residential neighborhoods, commercial centers, and a research/development campus. These areas are connected to each other and nature by open spaces, green corridors, and amenities that extend throughout the property. The district as a whole would be well-connected with the remainder of the city through new north-south and east-west thoroughfares. These routes incorporate bicycle and pedestrian facilities in coordination with the city’s current Thoroughfare and Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans.
More details about the May 31 open house and the draft City View District Plan can be reviewed here.
In order to be considered an element of the City of Columbus Comprehensive Plan, the City View District Plan must first be reviewed by the City of Columbus Plan Commission and adopted by the Columbus City Council. The public will be able to participate in these future meetings as well.
Questions regarding the open house or draft City View District Plan may be directed to City of Columbus Planning Director Jeff Bergman at 812.376.2550 or jbergman@columbus.in.gov and/or CRH Public Relations Coordinator Kelsey DeClue at 812.376.5342 or kdeclue@crh.org.
