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$4 Million Goal Met for River Run Project |
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by City of Dayton OH |
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Greater Downtown Dayton Plan leaders announced October |
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25th that the community has reached its goal and raised |
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$4 million for the next phase of development at |
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RiverScape MetroPark. Construction on River Run is |
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expected to begin in 2013. The remainder of this year |
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will be spent finalizing the designs, engineering and |
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permitting process. Project neighbors have had the |
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opportunity to provide input throughout the design |
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process, and access will be provided at key points along |
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the river so a variety of options are available for |
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patrons. Survey work also has been completed along the |
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River Run stretch, and refinements of engineering |
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concepts that will lead to more detailed cost estimates |
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are underway. |
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Earlier this summer, Plan leaders announced $3.8 million |
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dollars had been raised through corporate and foundation |
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support, and a public campaign was launched to raise the |
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remaining funds. Promoted as the Last DAM Summer |
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campaign, the community was encouraged to participate by |
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making contributions to the project. |
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Last summer, the James M. Cox Foundation issued a $1 |
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million dollar challenge grant for the River Run project. |
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Cox Media Group Ohio Market Vice President Julia Wallace |
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presented the $1 million check to Plan leaders earlier |
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today. |
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RiverScape River Run includes the removal of a dangerous |
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low dam and construction of two boulder-like structures |
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spanning the Great Miami River. Each structure will have |
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two passageways: one still water passageway for canoes |
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and one whitewater passageway for kayaks. The project |
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will create a regional recreation destination that also |
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will allow people to fish, sunbathe and enjoy the river |
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downtown in new ways. |
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The Greater Downtown Dayton Plan is a multipronged |
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economic development initiative and strategic blueprint |
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for Dayton's center city. Greater Downtown is one of two |
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regional centers of economic activity for the Dayton |
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region, with approximately $5 billion a year in regional |
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economic impact. A vibrant, thriving center city is |
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crucial to the prosperity of the City of Dayton and |
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Dayton region, and the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan calls |
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for building on downtown's strengths to create just that |
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type of city. |
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Date Published: 2017-02-16 20:05:03 |
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