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Community Development Block Grant received by Making a Difference, a youth support organization in Enid, Oklahoma, to move into a city-owned property. But after a year and half, Making a Difference hasn’t spent the grant because it’s still waiting for the city to finish renovating so the move can take place. Visit https://www.enidnews.com/news/waiting-in-the-wingsyouth-program-at-standstill-as-city-continues-building-repairs/ article_8b297b70-95d1-11ec-ae0a-df5a4d3fb820.html
$2,500 to $3,000 By September 2015, the city of Portland, Ore., developed a grant program giving $2,500 to $3,000 in grant money to deconstruction projects that anyone involved could apply for.
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Building & Construction 25% Rise in asphalt costs in the area surrounding Canal Winchester, Ohio, which recently awarded a nearly million-dollar contract for its street program for 2022.
Source: https://www.columbusmessenger.com/deputies-to-relocate-to-existing-municipalbuilding-plus-cw-pool-news-and-more.html Read more about deconstruction in Portland on page 18.
$2 billion Approximate cost of the Empire State Plaza, which began construction in 1962 in Albany, N.Y. Ninety-eight commercial and residential properties were seized via eminent domain for the landmark project. Source: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/ nys/capital-region/community/2022/03/26/ albany-residents-reflect-on-neighborhood-60-years-after-eminent-domain
1,200 square feet College Station, Texas’s, new city hall features the 1,200-square-foot Bush 4141 Community Room, which can be reserved for a variety of functions.
For more about the new College Station City Hall, go to page 36.
95 and 105 years old Naperville, Ill., will be updating its downtown water mains, which are between 95 and 105 years old. This includes upsizing from 6-inch and 8-inch water mains to 12 inches. Read more about Naperville’s downtown project on page 24.
$85 million The cost of Snellville, Ga.’s, The Grove at Towne Center project. Once complete, this project will give Snellville an official downtown area.
Learn more on page 28.
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