Bremerton Receives $2.6 million for Downtown Infrastructure
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The Kitsap Sun reports on the City of Bremerton’s receipt of a federal grant for $2.6 million to help with infrastructure improvements to attract new business downtown.
The city announced Wednesday that it had received a $2.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to help with work surrounding a 170-space parking garage under construction at the corner of Fourth Street and Park Avenue.
The announcement follows Tuesday’s news that the city could receive $1.3 million from a state transportation agency for work on lower Wheaton Way.
Mayor Patty Lent said the grant announced Wednesday could be used for wider sidewalks to match those on Pacific Avenue and putting utility lines underground, among other tasks. Design work has not begun yet.
All of the work, she said, is designed to attract commerce. In a statement she said the EDA’s partnership with the city “helps us achieve the goal of creating a more attractive downtown area that will bring more retail and residential development and enhance our tax base.”
Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/dec/01/more-money-headed-bremertons-way/#ixzz17GQ3xW7q
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