Zac Moody, the community development director for Phoenix, looks at the site of one of the planned public parking lots. (Liv Collom)
NewsWatch 12’s Liv Collom explores how the city is aiming for more walkability and livability with this new project.
PHOENIX, Ore. – Phoenix is continuing its push for recovery and growth more than four years after the Almeda Fire. The city is using a $3.5 million state grant to construct public parking lots, sidewalks and stormwater treatment systems.
The Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Revitalization (PIER) Program provides a total of over $42 million in grant funding to counties most impacted by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. Jackson County is receiving 32.9 percent of this funding amid the impacts of the Almeda and South Obenchain fires.
“The Almeda Fire was a devastating event event that took place here in town, but at the same time, it was also an opportunity to reimagine our downtown …