Kathleen Murray

Monday evening, City Council took its first step to lowering transportation development fees by 50% across the board.

City staff is to present a plan for lowering fees fy 50% at the next Council Meeting on September 2. Intended to provide relief to local builders and commercial interest, it will take about 7 months to implement due to procedures outlined in the Arizona Revised Statutes. The City will be required to complete six steps to put the plan in place.

Plano, Texas based Cinemark has signed the leas on a 26,362 square-foot, eight screen all stadium-seating multiplex to be built in the Mountain View Plaza Complex off of Hualapai Mountain Road and Eastern Avenue. Conceptual site plans are on their way to Planning and Zoning for approval.

The company plans to open the theater Summer 2009.

City Council has approved the acceptance of final plans to renovate the historic Train Station downton built in 1907. It has fallen to neglect. Plans for the project include the Amtrac Station at the West End of the Building and a Train Museum and Gift Shop at the East End.

ADOT will be responsible for the lead based paint and asbestos abatement. That project is expected to be started soon. As soon as this project is completed bids will go out for the final rennovation. I'll keep you updated on the progress. It's exciting to see preservation of our historic buildings!

The Federal Highway Authority had been considering a new access management policy that would restrict the flow of traffic at exits near arterial streets close to interstate highways.

According to John Salem, Mayor of Kingman, ADOT, Vanderbuilt Farms, & Vestar have come to an agreement with FHWA to allow right turn only ingress for the first phases of the shopping center.

With this major roadblock to construction solved, Vestar project mananger, Jerry Willis said plans for the first phases of the center should be available in 7 to 10 days.