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Article: Funds for riverfront sidewalks approved
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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The Charleston Urban Renewal Authority gave its approval to more
than $440,000 in funding requests from three local agencies
Thursday.
More than half went to the city of Charleston to provide
crosswalks on Summers, Laidley and Court streets. The improvements
are part of the Boulevard Streetscape project, which will bring
several improvements to Haddad Riverfront Park, said City Manager
David Molgaard.
Last year, the authority set aside about $500,000 for the
boulevard project.
But after the first round of funding was awarded, the bids came
in higher than had been projected. City officials then had to scale
back on some of the work. Molgaard said Thursday that city council
has now approved a ...