Maitland City Talk

Have your say on the branding and marketing plan

The Downtown Master Plan Update process continues with the branding and marketing plan. There will be three meetings next week:

• Tuesday, July 12, 7 p.m.: Public meeting for downtown

• Wednesday, July 13, 2016, 7:00 p.m.: Public meeting for west side

• Thursday, July 14, 2016, Noon: City Council/CRA Board workshop for brand reveal

For more information, please visit the black link on the homepage of www.itsmymaitland.com called "Downtown Master Plan Update - Our Town Maitland."

Recap of last week's Downtown Master Plan update sessions

Earlier this week, the city hosted a three-day Downtown Master Plan Update Design Workshop, led by City contractor GAI Community Solutions Group.

• Day 1: GAI and City staff sketched out a draft map of future development in the downtown corridor.

• Day 2: The general public and the Steering Committee reviewed the sketch.

• Day 3: GAI presented to the public the first draft of the Downtown Master Plan Update. Residents asked questions and provided feedback to the draft's authors.

GAI will refine the draft over the next month in advance of review by the resident advisory boards in August, followed by the City Council in September. See the schedule and the map on www.itsmymaitland.com and look for the black link titled "Downtown Master Plan Update - Our Town Maitland." Check out the Facebook page, @itsmymaitland, for a video of the meeting.

We're looking for committee members

I-4 Ultimate's construction partner, SGL Constructors, has dedicated $1.5 million dollars for public art projects in 13 communities along the I-4 corridor that is under construction.

The city is seeking resident applications for the Public Art Ad Hoc Committee. Candidates with a background in fine art, art history, landscape architecture, engineering, planning or some other closely related field are preferred.

If you are interested in being considered, please contact the city clerk at 407-539-6219 or [email protected] for an application.

Save the dates: Screen on the Green returns in the fall

Screen on the Green returns to the Maitland Middle School Soccer Field at 1901 Choctaw Trail later this year. Save the dates:

• Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. – “The Good Dinosaur”

• Nov. 5, 7 p.m. – “Zootopia”

• Dec. 17, 6 p.m. – “Frozen”

See you there. Remember, you bring the blankets and chairs and we will bring you the stars (and free popcorn).