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Public Meeting Priorities
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Hotel
Civic Center Improvements
Marina Water Attractors
Family Attractors
Circulation concerns Vehicle and Pedestrian
Increase Economic Development Base
Restaurants
Leadership and Master Plan
Hotel
Civic Center Improvements
• LCCC-Change the use of the civic center – hotel &
improved space to attract more business/events
• Need conference hotel in Lake Charles – diversity in
attracting meetings
• - Hotel will attract conferences
• Hotel / restaurants clustered near casino
• Move hotel development towards downtown area
Marina/ Water Attractors
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Water screen – laser shows
Floating “Ambassador ships”
Maritime Museum
Transient dock facilities, not
permanent –
Boat parades – relocate marina
to south end near Clarence
Street.
Dock and break water –
engineering to calm water.
Eliminate the “backlash” of
wakes at seawall
- Maritime activities will be a
great attractor – Adds to golf,
gaming, etc.
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Existing full service marinas –
may not need this facility located
on the lake front
Competition w/ existing business
(marina)
On bulkheads – extend
boardwalk with lighting and
music
Boating generates activity
Add fishing pier, charter boats
Keep pedestrian way/boardwalk
intact
Family Attractors
• Connect children’s activities =
PPG & Park
• Concessions
• Carousel, etc.
• Shade structures/seating
• Ensure public access
• Trackless train-trolley/tram
• Something for everyone
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Planetarium / fireworks
Water park feature in
conjunction with hotel
Embellish PPG fountain area
with benches and shade
Retail to cater to children
activities
Public lessons
Amphitheater & green space
used for local acts.
Circulation
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Track – trolley along seawall to
N. Beach
Future of I-10 bridge Feeder
Road access - redevelopment
plan for additions to the plan
Connect Mill street across the
Blvd
Connect the development to the
existing DT district
Replace existing parking with
decks
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-Multi purpose parking garages –
use ground floors for breakout
rooms & retail development.
Tie lake front development
across lakeshore drive signage,
design details – walkways, etc.
Keep pedestrian way/boardwalk
intact
Trolley circulator downtown &
historic districts
Leadership and Master Plan
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Educate public on positives for
economic development
opportunities
It’s Time – be bold
Leadership both public and
private
- Downtown & Lake front = one
master plan
- Remove physical & perceived
boundaries
- Look at adjacent properties to
work with this planning process
to open up to entire
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- Multi purpose parking garages
– use ground floors for breakout
rooms & retail development.
- Blend architectural
Restaurants
• Tie Restaurants closer to land – one near hotel one near
south end marina
• Water front restaurants
• More practical to locate restaurants at base of piers vs.
on ends
Economic Development Base
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Create opportunity for spin off developments
• Need area on beach to rent “activity rooms”
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