The Downtown Plan Steering Committee is a temporary committee assembled to advise, inform, and assist throughout the creation and adoption of an area plan for downtown, called the Beyond Tomorrow Downtown Plan that would supersede the 2000 Downtown Tomorrow Plan. The plan will guide development and policy decisions in the downtown for the next 10-20 years.
Members
Name | Representation |
Amanda Purdom | Downtown property owner/Investor, Small business owner |
Ben Burton | Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board member |
Blade Mages | Downtown property owner/Investor, Small business owner |
Blake Bauer | Downtown property owner/Investor |
Bobbi French | Downtown property owner/Investor, Small business owner, Woman-owned business owner, Neighborhood resident (Downtown proper) |
Brad Simonsson | Manhattan Town Center Mall representative |
Cindy La Barge | Downtown property owner/Investor, Small business owner |
Colene Lind | Historic Preservation representative |
Jocelyn Guilfoyle | Downtown Manhattan Inc. Board member |
Doug Barrett | Minority-owned business owner, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce representative |
Marshall Stewart | Kansas State University representative |
George Matthews | Neighborhood resident (South Poyntz) |
John Matta | City Commission |
Jonathan Mertz | Neighborhood resident (North Downtown) |
Rob Dudley | Small business owner |
Scott Seel | Small business owner, previous Housing Study Steering Committee member |
Wynn Butler | City Commission |
Meetings
Below is the Steering Committee meeting schedule.
Meeting #1
Friday, December 16, 2022
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
City Commission room, City Hall, 1101 Poyntz Ave.
This meeting is open to the public.
Meeting #1 Agenda
Meeting #1 Minutes
Meeting #1 Presentation
Contact
Questions? Contact Email Ben Chmiel, Senior Planner, or call 785-587-2438