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Main Street grant pivot: council asked to amend $25,000 crosswalk grant to buy downtown planters

3442181 · May 22, 2025
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Summary

Main Street Enterprise staff told council delays on an approved crosswalk project require switching the $25,000 grant to a quick-turn beautification project of self-watering planters to preserve eligibility for next year’s funding.

City staff and Main Street Enterprise representatives told the council that delays in required approvals have made it unlikely the $25,000 Main Street Alabama grant for a crosswalk project can be completed by the June 30 deadline. Staff proposed switching the grant to a short-turn beautification project that would install self-watering planters downtown and prepay the first year…

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