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Local Foundation Asks Community To Help The Connective Corridor

©2013 Chris Bolt/WAER News

Community leaders may have  an answer to the dilemma of funding maintenance costs for the Connective Corridor. 

The  Central New York Community Foundation has created a Beautification Fund that will collect donations for corridor beautification projects.
 

“This particular fund is distinct because it’s going to support civic improvement which is a new and interesting way of providing for all of our public benefit,” said Community Foundation president Peter Dunn.

Credit ©2013 Chris Bolt/WAER News
The bike lane that runs down University Avenue from Waverly Avenue to East Genesee Street

The fund might come as a relief to many local business owners who were facing a hefty assessment fee for corridor maintenance before the common council voted it down.   Dunn sees the corridor as a wonderful civic face for Syracuse and a vast improvement of the streetscape.
 

“Folks who go along the corridor see it every day and experience it and we all have a motivation to keep it up and to keep it fresh. It’s a gateway for the city,” said Dunn.
 

He says there isn’t a specific fundraising goal for the fund and any amount is welcome.  Dunn sees the fund as a template that can then be replicated in other neighborhoods.   All contributions are voluntary and can be made online at cnycf.org

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Community Foundation president Peter Dunn talks about the organization and what it does for the local community.