MAPS beautification plan unveils Bessie Coleman Garden and Reno/Eastern corridor designs MAPS staff and designers presented the first MAPS Phase 2 implementation package, including a Bessie Coleman Garden near the airport (with a scaled plane wing feature subject to FAA fence approval), improvements at Reno & Eastern with sculptural elements, and bridge panels for First American Boulevard; budgets include a 10% contingency and are within MAPS 4 allocations.

Exciting transformations are coming to our downtown and airport area, including a stunning Bessie Coleman Garden featuring a true-scale replica of her iconic biplane!

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Continental Divide Trail coalition seeks Rawlins support for downtown ‘destination district’ design The Continental Divide Trail Community Committee and partners asked Rawlins City Council to back a multi-destination district plan that would concentrate trailway amenities, signage and marketing in a four-block area downtown. The committee requested the council’s endorsement (not funding tonight) and described a roughly $50,000 design contract, water caches, signage and a proposed July 'Halfway Days' event.

Rawlins is on the brink of transforming into a vibrant hub for hikers and tourists with a proposed multi-destination district that could boost the local economy and heritage.

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Commission hears update on downtown revitalization team, RV-park design submissions and hotel status Commissioners were briefed on the Wells Commerce/GGLO downtown revitalization contract and outreach plans, five or six submissions for RV campground design, and continuing uncertainty about a major downtown hotel project; public-works and parks bond and downtown maintenance timing noted.

Exciting changes are on the horizon for downtown Sandpoint, with new revitalization efforts and potential improvements to the RV campground, but a major hotel project remains in limbo!

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Fort Lauderdale Reviews Public Art Funding and Placemaking Program Options City officials seek feedback on revised public art ordinance and funding mechanisms.

Fort Lauderdale is reimagining its public art program to better reflect community identity and drive economic growth—could this be a game changer for the city?

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