Tony Norman

Nov 11, 2024 | publicsource.org | Tony Norman |Tony Norman |Rich Lord

More than 50 people, mostly Black, gathered on the 6th floor of the Comfort Inn in Deutschtown on Oct. 29, with a panoramic view of the city’s skyline and the evening light falling on the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. It was a beautiful backdrop to an often blunt conversation ahead of a City Planning Commission hearing and possible vote scheduled for Nov. 12. That’s when Esplanade, a proposed $740 million development topped by a Ferris wheel, is set for a public hearing and potential vote.