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City Council Appoints Five Points Parking Committee
August 20, 2008
At its August 6th meeting, Columbia City Council approved the appointment of a special citizens committee to address parking needs in the Five Points area to ensure that this important shopping village has the necessary parking to serve existing and future development. Comprised of a talented and diverse group of business owners, neighborhood leaders, and community members, the committee will be chaired by Ms. Susan Lake. Its task is to assess the need for public parking in Five Points and, if deemed appropriate, to make recommendations to City Council on various parking options.
The Committee seeks ideas and input. You may contact Ms. Lake (slake3@sc.rr.com) on your thoughts about our needs and about the opportunities for meeting those needs in the Five Points area. This will be a fair and open process to consider all options so that the plans that result will be in the best interest of our city, the historic Five Points shopping village, and the surrounding neighborhoods.
The Committee will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, August 27th at 5:15 p.m. at the Capital Senior Center.
Five Points Citizens Parking Advisory Committee
(Approved By City Council on August 6, 2008)
Committee Chair
Susan Lake, Attorney, Past President of the Shandon Neighborhood Council
Phone: (803)771-6926, Email: slake@sc.rr.com
Durham Carter, Retired Administrator; Martin Luther King Neighborhood President
Ree'Jeena Fletcher, Garibaldi's server and employee in 5 Points; Office Manager
Dennis Hiltner, Owner of Gourmet Shop
Mark Manos, Attorney, University Hills Neighborhood President
James D. "Don" McCallister, Owner, Loose Lucy's
Jack Van Loan, Executive Director St. Pat's Day
Patrick Mason, Publisher of Carolina Living
J.P. Scurry, Leasing Agent, Colliers Keenan
Suzi Sheffield, Owner, El Burrito
Ted Speth, Attorney; President of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce
Howard Stravitz, Professor, University of South Carolina Law School
Bessie Watson, Administrator, SC Budget and Control Board; President-elect, Columbia Council of Neighborhoods
Caroline Watson, Attorney and Business Consultant