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The city of Waynesville is moving forward with several projects to improve economic development within the area.
Waynesville City Councilwoman Luge Hardman said the city is dedicated to furthering several projects at the Economic Development Committee meeting Tuesday.
Hardman said the Roubidoux Bridge Enhancement project is moving along and the committee is very close to putting bids out. Hardman said the plans have been somewhat revised in that lighting will be placed on both the north and south side of the bridge and the Pulaski County Commission has agreed to pay for lights around the courthouse as well.
“Charlie Hartley and I are very dedicated to getting this project done (in 2011),” Hardman said. “By the time spring comes around, we’ll be ready to go with this project.”
Hardman said the project has been in the works since 2005 and they are very close to finishing, putting lights along Route 66, as well as on the Roubidoux Bridge, new sidewalks into Laughlin Park, new signs at Laughlin Park and building the Trail of Tears site in Laughlin Park.
Hardman said the project also includes lighting the upper section of the Roubidoux walking tour, which will be engineered in a way where the new lighting will not be damaged by the potential flooding prone in the area.
“Our engineers are very aware of the water issues there,” Hardman said.
Another project, the Safe Routes to School project, which aims to put in sidewalks from the Westside Baptist Church up to Casey’s gas station in Waynesville is changing scope, Hardman said.
Hardman said the city has had some trouble getting easements along the route.
“There are some people along Route 66 who have questions concerning the project and because of that, they have not signed the easements,” Hardman said. “There’s just so much good that a sidewalk project can do for Waynesville.”
Hardman said the project costs about $300,000 and would help keep residents and children out of the road when walking throughout the city.
“Surely there’s something we can do,” Hardman said.
The city is also looking into switching from Bradford Pear trees to Cleveland Pear trees along Route 66, which Hardman said are supposed to grow easier near power lines because of their shapes.
Hardman said the city needs to replace 10 trees that have either come down or needed to be taken down and hopes to have those ordered by March. “They make such a dramatic entrance into our town,” Hardman said.
The city of Waynesville is moving forward with several projects to improve economic development within the area.
Waynesville City Councilwoman Luge Hardman said the city is dedicated to furthering several projects at the Economic Development Committee meeting Tuesday.
Hardman said the Roubidoux Bridge Enhancement project is moving along and the committee is very close to putting bids out. Hardman said the plans have been somewhat revised in that lighting will be placed on both the north and south side of the bridge and the Pulaski County Commission has agreed to pay for lights around the courthouse as well.
“Charlie Hartley and I are very dedicated to getting this project done (in 2011),” Hardman said. “By the time spring comes around, we’ll be ready to go with this project.”
Hardman said the project has been in the works since 2005 and they are very close to finishing, putting lights along Route 66, as well as on the Roubidoux Bridge, new sidewalks into Laughlin Park, new signs at Laughlin Park and building the Trail of Tears site in Laughlin Park.
Hardman said the project also includes lighting the upper section of the Roubidoux walking tour, which will be engineered in a way where the new lighting will not be damaged by the potential flooding prone in the area.
“Our engineers are very aware of the water issues there,” Hardman said.
Another project, the Safe Routes to School project, which aims to put in sidewalks from the Westside Baptist Church up to Casey’s gas station in Waynesville is changing scope, Hardman said.
Hardman said the city has had some trouble getting easements along the route.
“There are some people along Route 66 who have questions concerning the project and because of that, they have not signed the easements,” Hardman said. “There’s just so much good that a sidewalk project can do for Waynesville.”
Hardman said the project costs about $300,000 and would help keep residents and children out of the road when walking throughout the city.
“Surely there’s something we can do,” Hardman said.
The city is also looking into switching from Bradford Pear trees to Cleveland Pear trees along Route 66, which Hardman said are supposed to grow easier near power lines because of their shapes.
Hardman said the city needs to replace 10 trees that have either come down or needed to be taken down and hopes to have those ordered by March. “They make such a dramatic entrance into our town,” Hardman said.
