THE RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD YESTERDAY FOR THE NEW……RAISED CROSS WALK-WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE IN KENTUCKY…… LOCATED ON THE SOUTH
COURT STREET SIDE OF THE SCOTTSVILLE SQUARE….
THE HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE RECEIVED ONE……OF FIVE 60-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANTS AWARDED BY GENERAL MOTORS FOR THE PROJECT……WITH
PEDESTRAIN SAFEY BEING THE MAIN GOAL……THERE WERE SOME TREES…..BLOCKING DRIVER’S VISIBILITY TO SEE PEOPLE CROSSING….SO THE CITY REMOVED
THEM AS PART OF THE PROJECT…….
ALSO ON HAND FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING WAS THE NEWEST CORVETTE MODEL TO TEST OUT THE NEW CROSSWALK AND SHOW DRIVERS HOW TO APPROACH
AND CROSS IT……
ACCORDING TO HEART OF SCOTTSVILLE DIRECTOR HANNAH BROOKS…..THE HEART PLANS TO APPLY FOR MORE GRANT MONEY TO MAKE MORE “RAISED CROSS
WALKS”….AS WELL AS ADDING SMALLER TREES THAT WILL ALLOW FOR VISIBILITY……..
