Clearwater weighs $1.48 million bridge lighting against Imagine Clearwater amenities
On Thursday the City Council will vote on whether to pay to light up the Memorial Causeway Bridge while also cutting $7 million in amenities from the Imagine Clearwater waterfront park design.
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A rendering of the proposed lighting of the Memorial Causeway bridge. [courtesy City of Clearwater] [ City of Clearwater ]
Published Feb. 16
CLEARWATER â Should the city spend $1.48 million to light up the Memorial Causeway Bridge, adding one more wow-factor to downtown revitalization efforts? Or could that money be used to keep as many amenities as possible in the design of Imagine Clearwater, the cityâs signature waterfront park project?