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street with slow-moving cars. The people on foot can cross anywhere they want. On Saturday mornings, when the cars are kicked out entirely, tents appear, and the street is transformed into a vibrant farmers market. “Since we built that streetscape, it’s been incredible in the number of people who are drawn to events in our downtown,” Newman de- clares. “Every weekend, our downtown is spill- ing over with people from our community and surrounding communities who want to attend these events in this atmosphere. So, allowing 186 rental units to be built adjacent to all of this makes a lot of sense.” Aiston says that in addition to the One Wash- ington Place project, there are an additional five or six acres close by that are potential redevelop- ment sites.“The City has planned these sites to be redeveloped with mixed-use buildings,where you have ground floor office/retail, and then residen- tial going vertically.To sustain a downtown envi- ronment, you really need to bring rooftops in the form of denser,mid-rise buildings.” Regarding other redevelopment projects in Batavia, Aiston says, “We’ve got a couple of large industrial buildings under construction, right now. There’s been kind of a resurrection of land development in the last twelve to eighteen months.We’re seeing large industri- al buildings being built on spec, knowing that there are small companies that want to go mid- size, or mid-size that want to go bigger and need BATAVIA, ILLINOIS more space.” On the southwest border of Batavia is Mooseheart, owned by the Loyal Order of the Moose Internation- al. “They’ve got several hundred acres that they own and have farmed,”Aiston says. “And they recently annexed to the city some property that could include a development that will increase both our commer- cial area, as well as our residential. That property is, as yet, undeveloped, and there’s probably another 60 or 70 acres on the periphery that hasn’t been an- nexed. Ultimately, there will be redevelopment but the City’s current focus is primarily developing and redeveloping its downtown central business district.” Batavia has also “redeveloped” some of its local regulations with the intent to make the city more sustainable. “We’ve recently changed our ordinances Dry FooDs & Beverage ProDucts n St. Charles IL n Geneva IL n Batavia IL n Grand Prairie TX asePtic Beverages n Rosendale WI Power Packaging is North America's leading contract manufacturer of food & aseptic beverage products. Power Packaging is often approached as a potential solution provider by major CPGs based on our consistent success in production results, food safety & value added solutions. We have built the strongest reputation in the industry. We continue to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace based on the following six strategic areas: Continuous Improvement, Trust, Safety, Innovation, Financial Strength & Field Proven Value. Premier provider of manufacturing and packaging services Power Packaging is part of DHL, the world’s leading logistics group, & can offer innovative integrated supply chain solutions. To learn more about this Food Institute Member, please visit www.powerpackaging.com or www.dpdhl.com With 5 production facilities: