Spain Median:
In 2000, we submitted a CIP application to construct the upper Spain median, from Lowell up to Tramway.  Since the voters approved all bond issues in the fall of 2001, funding was made available.  At this date construction is complete and it looks great. Maintenance will be required to keep it looking good. The city does not have the manpower to maintain it. Do we want to adopt the Spain median and maintain it as we are doing with the Lowell median? Should we ask the residents' asociations on the south side of Spain to join us? Experience with the Lowell median shows that clean up is required at a minimum monthly and major cleanup and pruning of the plants should be done in February. We will need more volunteers than we have now. Dennis Woywood and Connie Ryan are doing cleanup on the Lowell median every second Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

PRORA Sidewalks:
This was our other Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project for 2000.  It involves filling in the gaps between the curbs and the sidewalks on Spain, Academy, and Lowell.  The project should prevent weeds and grass from growing along our boundary sidewalks.  Since all the 2000 CIP projects were approved, funding for this project is now be available.  This project should begin in the next month.

Tramway Sidewalk:
This is a funded Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project, submitted by PRORA in 1998, that will add a paved walkway along the west side of Tramway from Spain to Academy.  This project is now approved and should start as soon as bids are evaluated.

Additional Street Lighting:
Early in 2000, after a rash of vandalism incidents, we asked the City to do a lighting survey to see if we qualified for additional street lighting.  The survey was conducted in the spring of 2000 -- 16 street segments within the PRORA area qualified for additional lighting.  After polling the residents of those streets, 8 petitions for added lighting were sent to the City Traffic Department for their action.  To date, 5 lights have been installed, 2 are awaiting installation, and one was voided by the local residents.