Lawrence Plaza Street Improvement Approved
SECTION OF NORTHEAST ‘A’ TO CLOSE FOR 16 DAYS
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Renny Reyes with Professional Concrete Specialties bends a piece of iron Wednesday while preparing to pour concrete at Ernest Lawrence Plaza, a permanent ice skating rink and splash park, in downtown Bentonville. A change order approved by Bentonville City Council this week will allow for street and sidewalk improvement around Ernest Lawrence Plaza to be done.
Photo by Justin Wedgworth
Potential parking problems apparently have been avoided after the City Council approved street and sidewalk improvement adjacent to the Ernest Lawrence Plaza.
The improvement, which will cost $50,893 and will be paid for from the city’s Community Development Block Grant fund, should open up more space for vehicles once the Lawrence Plaza opens in November.
“It’s respecting our neighbors is what this really boils down to,” said David Wright, parks and recreation manager. “We would have had a chance that there would have been people parking in the grass of our neighbors, the areas that they maintain. You’ve got people that take very good care of their yards and when you park a heavy vehicle on ...
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