"The group has presented the idea to the council in the past few years but so far no decision has been made one way or the other."

As a newcomer to this area I've noticed (perhaps anecdotally) the council doesn't seem to like to make ANY decisions about...anything to "improve" this area and at best seem stuck in neutral. Maybe even in reverse on some things, although I'll need more time to study this issue being a newcomer and all. Anyway and so far when it comes to the City Council and the "ruling elites" around here I'm not impressed.