The Mayor of Ocala says the city is hoping to break ground on its new downtown parking garage in May and will host a public forum later this month to provide a progress update to local residents.
Ocala Mayor Ben Marciano shared the brief update in a video posted to his social media channels on Thursday.
“The construction that’s happening [near Broadway and Third Street] is to prepare for the parking garage that is coming. We are hopefully looking to break ground on the parking garage in May, and it’ll be about a yearlong project,” said Marciano.
The mayor says the city is aiming for January 30 for a potential public forum on the matter…