ADAMS â Local planners, using state money, are working on 14 plans to help the downtown area recover from coronavirus pandemic damage and, thus, revitalize the town.
During the July 15 meeting to gather input from Adams residents on the plans, Mark Maloy, a manager at the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, explained it was all part of the stateâs Local Rapid Recovery Plan program, which is funded and designed to aid in the revitalization of downtowns across the state.
The planning commission is partnering with the stateâs Department of Housing and Community Development, along with three local entities â Downtown Adams, ProAdams and the town government.
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The City of Bend's Beautification Program is seeking volunteers to help support the Pollinator Pathway Project, a new initiative that aims to create a continuous corridor of native pollinator gardens between residences, businesses, parks and open spaces throughout Bend and beyond. Bend's Beautification Program is joining other public and private partners in supporting this work to provide habitats for pollinators such as butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. The City is allowing some projects to occur on some City-owned properties, and using its volunteers for this effort. Local business Oregrown is paying for plant materials and providing volunteers from its staff. Native pollinator plants were recently installed at Franklin's Corner Community Garden at NE 9th Street and Franklin Avenue, and the Wall and Bond Pocket Park. Other efforts include plantings on the Veteran's Memorial Bridge today (May 27) and within the new Neighborhood Greenways traffic
Publishing date: May 12, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Community Services Department summer students are working with full time maintenance staff to restore the train museum park area. They have removed the small train cars to strip the paint and old deteriorating wood and refurbish the units so that they last for many more years. jpg, TP
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Recently, the Community Services Department was handed the task to make the community beautiful.
Jason Boyer, Director of Community Services, was happy to take on the challenge “As I have past experience in managing these roles, and have a passion for “sprucing up/brightening up” community spaces, myself and the entire Community Services team are really excited to get working on this and hopefully have parks, streets, and green spaces that our residents are proud to show off and call their own.”
The Council voted decidedly against a nearly $300,000 expenditure that would have funded an extensive Beautification Program concentrated in the downtown areas, noting that there were more critical needs for the money at this time.
The Council voted 2-7 in the defeat, which had been championed for some time by Councillor Naomi Zabot.
Councillor Naomi Zabot advocated
just under $300,0000 – but the matter was defeated 2-7.
“This is something I’m very, very passionate about,” said Zabot. “In terms of the pandemic and the financial situation we’re I, we are getting federal funding to fill in those gaps. According to our City Manager we are in a good place financially and the addition of even one more job in the community is helpful to the community…This money would go back to the community and we’re cleaning up the streets which has become increasingly harder for the DPW to clean up. It’s increasingly hard to keep streets clean and some neighborhoods are spotless an