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Brainerd City accepts $600,000 SCDP grant to offset decorative lighting along 210 corridor
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Brainerd City accepted a $600,000 Small Cities Development Program grant to help pay for enhanced commercial corridor lighting on the 210 corridor; staff said the decorative fixtures cost roughly twice MDOT-standard lights and the grant will offset the city's share.
Brainerd City Council authorized acceptance of a $600,000 Small Cities Development Program grant (CDAP-24-000069-0-FY25) Wednesday to help pay for streetscape improvements along the U.S. 210 commercial corridor, primarily to offset the higher cost of decorative lighting.
Connie Hillman and project representatives said the city specified lighting as the principal use when applying for the SCDP award. Project consultant…
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