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| City planner Lisa Ailport and Rotary president Ken Baker |
"We are currently 12 months into the 36 month process, and Lisa is doing an amazing job making the funds stretch and grow into much more than we originally received," Rotary reporter Kristie Campbell wrote.
So far, the city has gone through the information gathering stage, Ailport said, including technical advisory, conversations and surveys around the city, polling kids and adults about what they would like to see in the way of healthy programs for our kids, asset mapping, looking into what we currently have and how to leverage that to make things better. She said we have applied for several additional grants to increase the amounts we have to spend.
Currently, the planning department is forming a steering committee and their first meeting will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 23, at Bonners Ferry City Hall. The meeting will be open to the public, but may not provide a venue for public comment, as the focus will be on the establishment of the committee.
She said, the Bonners Ferry City Pool project has been bid on and funds raised to complete the initial step of replacing the stem walls and making the bathrooms handicap accessible.
A second grant was secured by the National Association of Realtors for enhancing a bike and pedestrian facility allowing safe use for bikes and walkers. Mark Fenton has already assessed our city with a walk audit to help determine areas this facility could be used.
Lisa was full of exciting information about figures and ideas, Kristie wrote.
To learn more, contact Lisa at lailport@bonnersferry.id.gov, or call 208-267-4379.