Area commission favors new zoning for Cooper Park race track project
The Southwest Area Commission is supporting the zoning plan for the proposed race track complex at the Cooper Stadium site just west of Downtown, with a few strings attached.
According to the motion the commission passed last week, the group supports Arshot Investment's idea with the following conditions:
1. No races until Arshot completes a research and technology center, with a minimum of 20,000 sqaure feet of office space.
2. All races end at 10 p.m.
3. A traffic impact study.
4. New sidewalks and crosswalks.
"We believe that the proposed redevelopment of the Cooper Stadium site will be the catalyst for positive potential growth," the motion said.
"Our area, in particular the area surrounding this site, has not seen much positive activity in recent years. Members of our community are desperate for job opportunities and local businesses are ready and able to provide services and products to this project."
The motion also calls for a good neighbor agreement that includes area residents and companies to receive first consideration for jobs and business.
The site sits within the commission's boundaries.
The city's Development Commission will take up the controversial issue early next year, with the Columbus City Council, and its two new members, getting a crack at it by spring.
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