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  • Glasgow Launches Downtown Revitalization Plan

    Anthony Etherington, The Courier|Jun 8, 2016

    In January of 2015, the City of Glasgow contracted with Land Solutions, LLC to prepare a Downtown Revitalization Plan. The plan launched the creation of a downtown association or revitalization group in an effort to facilitate that plan. As a result, Glasgow's Downtown Revitalization Group recently launched an effort to beautify and revitalize Glasgow's historic downtown area. The group has undertaken efforts to install benches, hanging flower pots and garbage receptacles to make the downtown...

  • Glasgow Public Works Begins $300K Paving Project

    Anthony Etherington, The Courier|Jun 8, 2016

    Glasgow Public Works Director Rob Kompel and Mayor Becky Erickson recently provided details on a paving project set to begin Monday, June 6, and run for up to two weeks. The project is Glasgow’s first major paving and chip-sealing project in two years and will cost up to $300,000. “Our current focus is those streets in dire need,” said Erickson. According to a recent survey of Glasgow’s streets, Kompel said “our streets’ average for the city is currently D on an A-F scale.” The causes for the road conditions vary, but one reason, provided by K...