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star-24px 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Smart Cities
This project will pilot virtual community engagement techniques during the coronavirus pandemic and help develop a digital toolkit that other communities can utilize.

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Two new concrete benches.
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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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