Picture A Parking Lot This Pretty

Downtown Georgetown is poised to get a badly needed new parking lot. Most people will be surprised to learn where this can possibly be happening. It will be located off of Mill Street at the end of Edith Street. Several years ago the Town purchased this property that, at the time, had a small cottage hidden at the back of it.
Parking is regularly mentioned as a problem in downtown Georgetown and is seen as an impediment to further business development. This new parking lot is intended to provide parking for the expanded library and additional employee parking for the downtown businesses.
The paving stone pictured here is a Unilock product produced in Georgetown and was chosen both for its beauty and for its permeability. This is a very environmentally sensitive approach to handling stormwater. Typically storm water management is handled through the installation of storm drains and pipes. Although some drainage will still be required, the permeable stones will allow most of the water to seep into the ground, thus reducing the flow off of the site. Savings from the engineering budget have been used to pay for the upgraded stones. The additional benefit is obvious. These stones are much more attractive than the traditional asphalt. You will be interested to know that a discounted price was also negotiated with Unilock for these stones.
Construction will begin the week of August 23rd and the funding is primarily through the Federal Infrastructure program. You will also see some further upgrades to existing parking lots downtown. In particular the lot on Draper Street will be paved, but unfortunately, not with these lovely paving stones.
I am very happy with the investments that have been made in downtown Georgetown to help it remain a vibrant part of our community. I feel it is very important to retain our heritage and identity through the maintenance and support of our 2 downtown areas. Similar investments are occuring in Acton and I am equally happy to support Acton in this regard.
I would be interested in knowing how you feel about these investments and any other suggestions you might have.