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2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
Project Category
Public places
└ Public space activation
└ Public space activation
This project installed ADA-compliant picnic tables and a gazebo with porch-type swings in the town's mini park, as well as benches for its walking track. Franklin County Master Gardener Volunteers also created concrete walking paths at both locations.
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