A "Walk to School" day will be held this Thursday, Nov. 5th (7AM) beginning at the City's Rotary Youth Club building on Young St.-- ending at Fairhope Middle School--to help qualify for a Federal grant to build a sidewalk along there (outside city limits).
BRATS buses will transport participating parents back to their cars from the school.
The Twin Beech/Young Street Community requested the District's County Commissioner (Bishop) submit the Safe Walk to School Grant application (recent community meeting at a church on Twin Beech Rd.).
Fairhope Mayor Kant had requested $26,000 for the project (from Community Development Funds) but only $15,000 were appropriated so far (the FAC/Council still must approve the project).
The sidewalk will be outside the City limits, but the City owns the Youth Club building, has a city Water Dept. employee detailed there full time to help, and will contribute $30,000 to run the club in 2010 as well.
Community Development projects are funded out of residents' electric and water bills.
A "Walk to School" day will be held this Thursday, Nov. 5th (7AM) beginning at the City's Rotary Youth Club building on Young St.-- ending at Fairhope Middle School--to help qualify for a Federal grant to build a sidewalk along there (outside city limits).
BRATS buses will transport participating parents back to their cars from the school.
The Twin Beech/Young Street Community requested the District's County Commissioner (Bishop) submit the Safe Walk to School Grant application (recent community meeting at a church on Twin Beech Rd.).
Fairhope Mayor Kant had requested $26,000 for the project (from Community Development Funds) but only $15,000 were appropriated so far (the FAC/Council still must approve the project).
The sidewalk will be outside the City limits, but the City owns the Youth Club building, has a city Water Dept. employee detailed there full time to help, and will contribute $30,000 to run the club in 2010 as well.
Community Development projects are funded out of residents' electric and water bills.
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