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Mayor, organizers tout downtown revitalization as grants, events fund sidewalks, lighting and park projects
Summary
Mayor DeStefano told the council that state DRI funds, local fundraising and recent county and legislative grants are supporting downtown revitalization projects, sidewalks and Thrall Park upgrades.
Mayor DeStefano used the meeting to highlight recent downtown investment and to thank organizers and volunteers for events that have helped the city raise funds for improvements.
The mayor said the city received $10,000,000 through the state's Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and that those funds have leveraged additional public and private investment. He told the council the city has completed or is maintaining multiple downtown projects—streetscape work, trees and landscaping, sidewalks and parking-lot improvements—and said the investments are drawing new businesses downtown.
DeStefano said the city has applied for a $20,000,000 grant to fund new…
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