Downtown is depressing, old stores,owners against redevelopment, drugged street people , refinery
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Christine Agostinho commented
Without being uncompassionate toward others we need a williingness to move forward. Martinez could be a real jewel and the closness of the water keeps us much cooler most summer days than Concord or Pleasant Hill. Some major facelifting is in order but let's be smart about it. If business owners and property owners want profit they need to be willing to move ahead and not stay with the status quo.
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Marlene Bigley commented
The downtown is badly in need of a facelift! Years ago an artist painted her rendition of what the City itself could look like. It was lovely with its cobbled stone streets and European flair. We have a jewell in Martinez that has not been developed yet. We could look like a mini Sausalito. I'm not saying we need the extra traffic but we need others revenue. Why should PHill and Walnut Creek garner so much?