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Sunbury to spend $13 million on four downtown projects, mayor says
Summary
Mayor Joe St. John outlined four downtown projects totaling more than $13,000,000 — Walnut Street stabilization, a permeable-paver parking lot on Columbus Street, JR Smith Park renovation, and East Granville Street improvements — with roughly $7 million coming from state and federal grants.
Mayor Joe St. John said Sunbury will invest more than $13,000,000 in four core downtown projects intended to improve safety, transportation, recreation and infrastructure within a half mile of the town square.
The projects, St. John said, include stabilizing and reopening Walnut Street, developing a permeable-paver parking lot on Columbus Street, renovating JR Smith Park, and making major safety and trail-completion improvements along 1,500 feet of East Granville Street including a pedestrian bridge to complete the Ohio To Erie Trail.
St. John said about $7 million of the $13,000,000 total is funded through state and federal grants, allowing the city to leverage outside resources. He…
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