Jan 14, 2013 8:14 PM
East Hampton Town has been awarded a $554,000 federal grant to fund safety improvements around the Springs School that include installing new sidewalks, speed monitoring devices and pedestrian walkway lights, according to town and school officials this week.
The grant was awarded on Thursday, according to Town Board members Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc. While the town was the main applicant for the funding, the effort was largely led by Springs School Board member Elizabeth Mendelman, who has spearheaded the initiative of making the school community safer and more pedestrian-friendly since June.
“Isn’t it amazing?” Ms. Mendelman, a mother of two girls who attend the Springs School, said of the award.
The big ticket items include an approximately 1,200-foot sidewalk that will run down the western side of Springs-Fireplace Road from Woodbine... more
The grant was awarded on Thursday, according to Town Board members Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc. While the town was the main applicant for the funding, the effort was largely led by Springs School Board member Elizabeth Mendelman, who has spearheaded the initiative of making the school community safer and more pedestrian-friendly since June.
“Isn’t it amazing?” Ms. Mendelman, a mother of two girls who attend the Springs School, said of the award.
The big ticket items include an approximately 1,200-foot sidewalk that will run down the western side of Springs-Fireplace Road from Woodbine... more
