HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.24.2024 Perry Announces Downtown Grant Award
City of Plainview NEWS
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202 W. 5 Street
Plainview, TX 79072
January 25, 2024
State Senator Charles Perry Presents
Downtown Grant Award
Texas State Senator Charles Perry visited Plainview
on Tuesday to present the Texas Department of
Agriculture Downtown Revitalization Program Rural
Community Development Block Grant Award to the
City of Plainview.
With standing room only in the City Council Chamber,
Perry discussed the importance of revitalization,
especially downtown, and the community spirit of rural
Texas. He then presented Mayor Charles Starnes with
a certificate for the grant.
The $500,000 grant will fund enhancements for the Downtown Streetscape Project
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Phase II and will be focused on areas around the courthouse including 6 Street and
500 block of Ash Street.
The Downtown Streetscape Project includes wider sidewalks, more ADA accessibility,
corner and mid-block bulb-outs, as well as benches, trashcans, lights and bike racks
creating a community gathering space. Phase I was completed in 2021 and included the
500, 600 and 700 block of Broadway.
For more information about downtown, please contact the City at (806) 296-1100 or visit
www.plainviewtx.org.
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