Main Street Wetumpka Print

star-24px 2019 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

Project Category

Public Spaces
A neglected alleyway which hosts a 90 foot mural displaying the communitys history will be activated with six benches, green space, LED lighting, stonework, movable furniture and a space dedicated to live music.

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Alley before.
Alley after with mural.
People sitting at tables in alley.

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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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