The Should it Stay or Should it Go award – also known as The Party in the Parklet award – this one goes to the Belmont Street parklet built by the city in the July – without any consultation with area residents.
Loved by the daytime crowd who visit uptown and enjoy having a place to sit and take in the sights, the parklet isn’t as popular with many of the residents overlooking the space as it’s a place where crowds have been known to congregate – and party – once the businesses close up shop for the night.
The city seems unmoved by the concerns of residents, saying there have been no significant issues.
Although the city created the parklet as a temporary installation that would be reviewed, staff tell the Record that “temporary” in the world of parklets means several years, rather than several months.
It looks like the parklet is here to stay whether residents like it or not.
