Beginning today, the public will get two more opportunities to discuss ideas and options that soon will be solidified into updated land-use plans for the south Davis County city.

"We've had a lot of discussions with property owners. Up until now we've slowly been gathering information, and the consultant has been preparing for the events today through Saturday," said Mayor Ronald Russell. "We hope the [tonight] meeting will be well attended."

The Salt Lake City-based Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architects (CRSA) was commissioned to study the one-mile stretch and gauge public sentiment about its future.

After today's session, CRSA will compile a draft Main Street Master Plan to be presented at Saturday's open house.

The several-block segment is currently home to a hodge-podge of uses: old and new homes, a few restaurants, car lot, dry cleaners, City Hall, Founders Park and Centerville Junior High.

Depending on the outcome of a South Davis transit study - it was commissioned by the Utah Transit Authority and the Utah Department of Transportation - Centerville's Main Street could become the city's designated transit corridor.

While buses currently run along Main, that mode could be upgraded to rapid bus service, or even some form of light rail, depending on the transit study's recommendations and chances for future funding.

"By this fall, they'll unveil their locally preferred alternative," Russell said. "Right now, we don't know what transit we'll get in that area, but we need to be flexible to accommodate that. We're trying to maximize what we've got."

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