THE CITY OF OSAWATOMIE HAS BEEN AWARDED A $1.5 MILLION STATE GRANT FOR AN INFRASTRUCTURE PATHWAYS PROJECT TO CREATE A MORE WALKABLE COMMUNITY. OSAWATOMIES’ PROJECT, TITLED “JOHN BROWN SOUTH LEVEE LOOP CONNECTION,” INCLUDES PLANS FOR A CRUSHED LIMESTONE PATHWAY ON TOP OF THE SOUTHERN LEVEE, AND A 10-FOOT-WIDE MULTI-USE CONCRETE PATHWAY LOOP THROUGH CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT CONNECTS AMENITIES AND OTHER DESTINATIONS, ACCORDING TO A CITY NEWS RELEASE. THESE PATHWAYS WILL PROMOTE A MORE ACTIVE COMMUNITY, ENHANCE THE WALKABILITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOL ROUTES, AND HELP TO GUIDE VISITORS FROM THE FLINT HILLS TRAIL MILE ZERO TRAILHEAD TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND OTHER COMMUNITY AMENITIES.
GOVERNOR KELLY ANNOUNCED 32 GRANT WINNERS LAST WEEK IN MANHATTAN OF TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES GRANT PROGRAM FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. OSAWATOMIE RECEIVED THE THIRD LARGEST GRANT AND IT WAS THE ONLY PROJECT SELECTED IN MIAMI COUNTY.
