Sudbury hosts public sessions for Downtown Master Plan
Greater Sudbury hosted two sessions Wednesday to get the public's opinion on the Downtown Master Plan.
The first took place from 1-3 p.m. at Tom Davies Square, where attendees had the chance to fill out surveys and look at maps showcasing 50 different ideas.
'In March, we did what's called a downtown visioning session,' said Ed Landry, senior planner with the city.
'And we unveiled a new vision and new strategies associated with the downtown master plan or downtown for the next 30 years. We started getting into some of the projects that people were looking forward to seeing in the downtown. And so today's sessions are really about that.'
Site selected for events centre
Since the March session, Landry said some decisions have been made for some of the projects, such as the location of the new events centre.
'And so what do we place around that? So we're interested to hear from, people's thoughts on that,' he said.
'Also, we've got a new cultural hub that'll be located in this building ... how do we react to that?'
Gary Petrian and Sheila Kelly-Petrian, who have lived in Sudbury all their lives, attended the session to see plans for the downtown's future.
'Seeing some developments and some positive developments down here, I think is crucial.'
— Sheila Kelly-Petrian
'We live in the area. We love the area. It's the historic centre of Sudbury,' Kelly-Petrian said.
'So seeing some developments and some positive developments down here, I think is crucial.'
Petrian said he supported the new events centre being located downtown.
'I really like the Sudbury Arena is going to stay downtown and it's a big drawing point. We can build from there,' he said.
'Also, (Elm Place) is also now being occupied much better with the farmers market and things like that.'
Susan Levesque, fundraising and fund development officer with the Art Gallery of Sudbury, said she's excited about the new Cultural Hub, which will serve as the new home for the gallery.
'We're part of the Cultural Hub, which is one of the items on the master plan,' Levesque said.
'In 2027, we will open in the provincial building, which is 199 Larch St. We will have five office floors. So that's exciting -- and we cannot wait to make that transition.'
Levesque said the art gallery will be renamed the Franklin Carmichael Art Gallery of Sudbury.
'We are very honoured to receive, several works from his family, which is wonderful,' she said.
'And we can't wait to exhibit those works in the near future.'
Jeff MacIntyre, Downtown Sudbury executive director, said he's seeing a lot of excitement from businesses and residents about the future of the area.
'We've had some new businesses, open up some great new restaurants,' MacIntyre said.
'We're hearing more people kick the tires on some of the spaces that we have downtown. Excited about things to come.'
The second session was scheduled to take place from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in provincial boardrooms C and D at Tom Davies Square.
Landry said a final draft will be presented to the community in early fall, with the city planning to finalize the master plan by the end of 2025.
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