Como Pavilion Update

By JORDAN BARTLETT

On Thur., Aug. 14, more than 30 people came to the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory’s visitor’s center for a community meeting hosted by the design firm BWBR to discuss future improvements for the Como Lakeside Pavilion. Spurred by the fact that the current service provider, Black Bear Crossings, will be leaving the Pavilion at the end of 2014, the city wants to ensure that they obtain the communities thoughts and ideas for how the Pavilion can be improved; those ideas will be included in future requests for service providers at the Pavilion.

The seemingly vested residents, although broken up into three separate groups of around 10 people, all shared the same thoughts and aspirations for the future of the Pavilion: better access to the promenade overlooking the lake, larger variety of food options (ethnic, food trucks, etc.), wine, and improving the bathrooms, among others.

To learn more about the Como Lakeside Pavilion as it relates to the city’s search for a new service provider, visit www.stpaul.gov/comolakesidepavilion.