Here is a recap of the Oct. 13 meeting of Greenville City Council.

Initial approval: Lowndes Hill Road sidewalk project funding

Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to appropriate $1.35 million in federal funding for a sidewalk project in the Overbrook neighborhood. The $3.4 million project will install approximately 5,100 linear feet of new sidewalks along Lowndes Hill Road.

The city received the money from the Transportation Alternatives Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. The South Carolina Department of Transportation administers the program.

The city was required to provide a 20% grant match for the project. Approximately $1.35 million was previously appropriated in the Capital Projects Fund to meet the local mat

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