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Hot Springs seeks $200,000 state grant to add 21 historic-style street lamps on Park Avenue
Summary
City staff will apply for a $200,000 TAP grant with a $50,000 local match and private partner PACA contributing $22,500 to install 21 additional night-sky-compliant lamps along Park Avenue's Uptown corridor.
The City of Hot Springs plans to apply for Arkansas TAP funding to install 21 historic-style, night-sky-compliant street lamps along an 11-block stretch of Park Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood, Deputy City Manager Lance Spicer and Grants Coordinator Sarah Delozier told the board.
The city is requesting $200,000 in grant funds, with a $50,000 city match and a $2,500 administrative fee. The Park Avenue Community Association (PACA) committed $22,500 toward the project, including $20,000 as match and $2,500 for the admin fee; the remaining $30,000 of the city match will come from a line item noted in the board packet, Spicer said.
Spicer said the project builds on 2017 improvements and a corridor plan developed by PACA intended to improve safety, walkability and economic development. He said 18 lamps have already been installed and 10 more are scheduled this summer through previously secured funding; this application would complete another installation phase to light both sides of Park Avenue.
The agenda meeting did not take formal action; staff said they will include maps and the full funding breakdown in the packet for formal consideration at the upcoming board meeting.
