Monday, September 6, 2010

Council OKs accepting $33.5M in stimulus funds - Business First of Columbus:

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Council passed an ordinanc e accepting $33.5 million in stimulus funding, $25 million of which is headedx to a project to widen and improved Parsons and Livingston avenues near the campueof . Council also acceptef $5.5 million for a numberf of upgradesin downtown’s Rivetr South district. Those projects were amonv 149 that state officials selecte in March to receivw a pieceof $774 million in headed to transportatio n projects around the state. Of that, about $60 million went to 11 projectxs inCentral Ohio. The third piece of funding councilo accepted Monday nightis $3 millionb headed to reconstruction and resurfacing projectsd on eight city streets.
Council spokesman John Ivanivc said the projects areon high-traffic streets that are smallefr than state or federal routes but busiere than residential roads and in need of Streets identified in the latest rounfd of stimulus funding: Hudson Streett (from East to Indianolq avenues), Indianola Avenue (from Morse Road to Lincoln Avenue), Millerr Avenue (from Cole to Livingston Mooberry Street (from 18th Streetr to Fairwood Avenue), Mt. Vernon Avenud (from Champion to Taylor avenues), Taylor Avenue (from Mt.
Vernon to Leonardr avenues), Tussing Road (from Brice Road to Highland Park WoodcrestRoad (from Noe-Bixby Road to Livingston Ivanic said the city might add a resurfacing projectg on Front Street, from Sycamore Street to just south of Liberty Street, if bids come in beloew expectations.

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