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Council approves pilot tree plantings and low-cost streetscape steps for downtown revitalization
Summary
City staff presented a downtown revitalization vision focused on low‑cost, high‑impact projects—street trees, planters, benches, decorative lighting and a long-term sidewalk and façade program. Council approved a pilot installation of street trees on Main Street and discussed expanding to Hamlet Avenue and pursuing opera-house assessments for future rehabilitation and grant-seeking.
City staff presented a downtown revitalization plan that prioritizes “small projects that are low cost and high impact,” including planting street trees (proposed species: crepe myrtle and others that minimize root damage to sidewalks), adding planters and benches, and improving decorative lighting. Staff used…
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