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Lebanon City advances downtown, parks and trail projects; council approves grant application
Summary
Community and Economic Development Administrator Janelle Grama updated the Lebanon City Council on multiple parks, streetscape and trail projects funded by ARPA and grants; council approved Resolution 24 to apply for a Greenways Trail and Recreation Program grant requiring a 15% match.
Janelle Grama, Lebanon City’s Community and Economic Development Administrator, updated the City Council on April 28, 2025, about a slate of completed and planned downtown, parks and trail projects and the council passed Resolution No. 24 to authorize filing a Greenways Trail and Recreation Program grant application with the Commonwealth Financing Authority.
Grama said the projects ‘‘reflect our commitment to investing in our community and creating spaces where people want to live, work, and play.’’ The presentation highlighted downtown streetscape work, new park facilities, trail connections and playground replacements funded mainly through ARPA and competitive grants.
The most developed items include the Cumberland Street streetscape (Fourth to Twelfth streets), which the city celebrated with a ribbon cutting April 1; improvements there include stamped-concrete sidewalks, bump-outs with flashing crosswalk beacons, ADA ramps and new street trees. Grama said the downtown streetscape work included utility adjustments and…
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