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star-24px 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Diversity and inclusion
A new park and green space will be created to provide a centralized community event gathering space for residents, while also enhancing the downtown area.

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Artist rendering of park.
Plaque for Unsung hero Henrietta Swan Leavitt
Kids playing on grass.

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ABOUT THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

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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