Main Street director to get part time help
Hendersonville City Council heard the Main Street office needs relief as coordinator Lew Holloway signals a growing workload. A 20 hour part time communications and events helper was proposed to assist with festivals and the Rhythm and Brews series, with funding to be drawn from the downtown district budget or general funds.
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Main Street
Hendersonville
Hendersonville Inc
Lew Holloway
Holloway
Jeff Collis
DHI
Jerry Smith
DHS
Smith
City wins grant to extend Oklawaha Greenway to Berkeley Park
Hendersonville City Council plans a 1.4 mile extension of the Oklawaha Greenway from Jackson Park to Berkeley Park. A $700,000 state DOT grant will cover most costs with about $400,000 local match proposed for the 1.1 million project. The extension would run along Mud Creek and bypass North Main Street toward the new Berkeley Park master plan featuring ballfields soccer fields a playground and trails.
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Lightning
Jackson Park
Berkeley Park
Hendersonville
Oklawaha
DOT
Mud Creek
Brent Detwiler
Transportation Department
Detwiler
North Main Street
Patton Park
Downtown Hendersonville to fix Wi-Fi on street lights
The city plans a $35,000 upgrade to mount Wi-Fi antennas on downtown light poles to restore Main Street coverage after underground electric work. Officials say current outdoor access is unreliable with limited use and aim to complete the work by late summer, coordinating with Main Street phase two.
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Hendersonville
Allen Edge
Main
Edge
Ron Stephens
Main Street
Black Bear
Stephens
Lee Galloway