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star-24px 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Public places
The citys Livable Communities Center will be brought up to ADA standards with a new front walkway and entryway and a renovation of its stairwell.

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Accessible entrance improvements.
Accessible entrance improvements.

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Launched in 2017, the annual AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to local governments and nonprofits in order to fund quick-action, ready-to-implement projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.

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