Chillicothe — The plans to renovate Yoctangee Park and surrounding streets are almost finished, but one late revision was denied: replacing the brick pavement of the north end of Mulberry Street with asphalt.

One part of the ACGP (Appalachian Community Grant Program) plan for Yoctangee Park and neighboring streets is the intersection of Riverside and Mulberry streets, plus the short block of Mulberry Street just south of that.

The revised plan for this intersection , after a proposed roundabout was eliminated, showed a redirecting of lanes and reduction of pavement. Apparently the plans also included replacing the historical bricks (“paving blocks”) with new bricks (“pavers”).

In the September 8th Chillicothe Council, Finance / Technology Committee chair Jeff Creed outlined that be

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