Meets on the first Friday of Each Month at Coweta City Hall - 1:30 p.m..
The Downtown Advisory Board is a seven-member board that meets the second Monday night of the month. The board is responsible for making recommendations to the City Council regarding issues that affect the downtown area. "Downtown" for purposes of board discussions has been defined as the area between North (141st) and South (151st) Streets and between Bixby Street on the west and Avenue G on the east. Recent board discussions have included the use of sidewalk bond funds, signage and holiday decorations in the downtown area and design discussions regarding "pocket parks" and additional downtown parking. The board will be working with the Planning Commission regarding land uses in the downtown area and the formation of a special downtown overlay district.
Members of the board hold office for a term of three years from the first day of May following their appointment. The board shall act as an advisory board to the planning commission, the City Manager and the City Council concerning physical, social, and cultural growth and redevelopment in the downtown area. This includes the relationships between residential, commercial, office and institutional uses, the physical character of the commercial corridor, the acceptable intensity of residential development and redevelopment, development standards, priorities for revitalization, and, vehicular and pedestrian circulation.