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Connections: How can the Port of Rochester become a year-round destination?

The City of Rochester has issued a new Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop a 2.8 acre site at the Port of Rochester. The RFP comes more than two years after a controversial plan to build a hotel and condominiums at the site faced major pushback from some residents. That plan fell through because the developer, Edgewater Resources, missed a deadline to provide the city with a detailed financial plan.

Last year, nearly 100 community members gathered at a charrette to brainstorm their priorities and goals for the area. The vision plan that resulted from that process is now included in the new RFP.

This hour, our guests discuss what they think will help make the Port a year round destination. In studio:

  • Molly Clifford, member of Rochester City Council
  • David Riley, planner and research associate at the Center for Governmental Research
  • Maria Furgiuele, executive director of the Community Design Center Rochester

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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