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The City of Slidell
commissioned Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. to
create a conceptual plan for improvements
and safe public access to the 10.4 acre
Robert's Landing and the neighboring
7.4-acre City of Slidell Barn site.
The Robert's Landing
site is adjacent to the "Olde Town"
Slidell area. BKI created three
alternative conceptual Master Plans which
acknowledged the site's history as an
early mode of water transportation from
Lake Pontchartrain to the City. The three
themes included concepts focused upon
recreation, mixed use development, and
civic development.
The Recreation
concept suggested a public, water-oriented
facility related to Bayou Bonfouca and
Olde Town Slidell. The Mixed-Use concept
would provide commercial opportunities on
site for public and private investment.
The Civic Development concept placed City
of Slidell civic functions at the center
of the site.
Construction cost
estimates for the recreational elements of
each plan ranged from $4.0 million for the
Mixed-Use and Civic Concepts to $4.1
million for the Recreation
Concept.
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