2050 Downtown Master Plan

Asked for published traffic counts on Washam, Church, Academy and Beard Streets and demanded explicit eminent-domain compensation language covering relocation and lost opportunity costs.

Drawing on the early-2000s Catawba Avenue debate, encouraged the board to make a forward-looking decision and adopt a plan, saying no plan is perfect for everyone.

Asked whether residences inside downtown mixed-use zones could be subjected to MSD tax assessments based on highest-and-best use; the mayor committed to follow up.

Said the plan creates traffic, opposed extending Academy Street given the Smith Circle dead end, and asked that the Academy portion be tabled until CMS commits to a firm plan.

Also opposed the Academy extension and asked how tractor-trailers would be rerouted during any Catawba Avenue closure given insufficient side-street rights-of-way.

Strongly opposed closing Catawba Avenue for street fairs, calling it the town's primary arterial to I-77, and warned against sacrificing small-town character.

Said her 15-unit townhome community is missing from the plan, that agents and attorneys say the draft alone hurts resale values, and asked for better-staggered engagement events.