| CITY OF LITHONIA PROPOSED PROJECT LIST | Recommended SPLOST Expenditures |
| Proposed Total SPLOST Expenditures | $ 1,784,215.00 |
| TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS | |
| Max Cleland Blvd/Stone Mountain St Intersection ( Road resurface; pedestrian facilities & signalization) | |
| Crosswalk repair @ 6949 Main Street | |
| Installation/Repair of Sidewalks/Trails in the following areas: Conyers Street; Bruce Street; Klondike Road; Johnson & Cagle Streets; Parkway Drive; Park Drive; Ida Street; and Wiggins Street | |
| Resurfacing of roadways | |
| Traffic signalization improvements at intersection of Main St & Klondike Rd | |
| TOTAL | $ 1,076,000.00 |
| INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS | |
| Repair & Install street light fixtures | |
| Gateway signage improvements | |
| Wayfinding signage (Main Street, Lithonia Park, Bruce Street Park) | |
| Landscaping at Gateways and Conyers St from Main/Rock Chapel Rd to Bruce St | |
| Trash Receptacles | |
| Checking/Upgrading water pressures in fire hydrants | |
| TOTAL | $ 352,004.00 |
| PUBLIC SAFETY (POLICE SERVICES & PUBLIC WORKS) | |
| POLICE SERVICES | |
| Police Vehicles w/equipment | |
| Police Vests | |
| PUBLIC WORKS | |
| Street Sweeper/Sewer Vac Vehicle | |
| TOTAL | $ 137,000.00 |
| FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS | |
| Install handicap railing at city hall entrance | |
| Repair/replace steps at city hall entrance | |
| TOTAL | $ 10,000.00 |
| STEWART AMPHITHEATER | |
| Add noise filtering screens, structures | |
| Install shade structures | |
| Replace broken concrete flooring on patio level | |
| TOTAL | $ 90,000.00 |
| LITHONIA PARK | |
| Install bathrooms | |
| Level field areas | |
| Improve drainage system | |
| Install lighting along park roadway | |
| TOTAL | $ 30,000.00 |
| MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS & RELATED PROJECT COSTS | |
| TOTAL | $ 89,211.00 |
| GRAND TOTAL SPLOST PROJECTS 2018-2023 | $ 1,784,215.00 |
| *NOTE: It is projected that the City of Lithonia will receive about $1.78 M in SPLOST funds over six years. The proposed SPLOST Project List may require additional funding sources to cover any costs that exceed the available SPLOST proceeds. | |
Due to the continuing efforts to clean up the area after Hurricane Irma, Lithonia City Hall will remain closed until Wednesday, September 13th.
City Recruiting for AmeriCorps VISTA Position for Small Business Support & Entrepreneurship Training
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2017
Contact: City Administrator Cheryl Foster
770-482-8136
Cheryl.Foster@lithoniacity.org
CITY OF LITHONIA SEEKING 1 AMERICORPS VISTA TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS FOR SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
The City of Lithonia has been approved by the State Office of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to recruit one AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) to work with the community in the area of economic opportunity with a focus on providing support to small businesses and entrepreneurship training. This includes partnering with groups to provide workshops on strategies to improve small business development and entrepreneurship training.
The City’s VISTA project, Lithonia Action to Build Community-(Lithonia ABC) focuses on the CNCS goals of Economic Opportunity and Healthy Futures. The City is seeking one applicant to serve as a VISTA Community Liaison for Small Business Support. The position is temporary, full-time and funded through the State AmeriCorps Office for a one-year period. A monthly stipend of $1,026 is provided along with health and other benefits. An educational award is available upon successful completion of the program. Outside employment is permitted that does not conflict with responsibilities to the VISTA project and must be approved by the City.
Interested applicants can obtain additional information at the Corporation for National and Community Service website at: http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps under the link Find Opportunities Now. The Lithonia ABC Project link is https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?id=76557&fromSearch=true
Applications must be submitted online at the CNCS website by Friday, September 15, 2017. The selected applicant must be available to attend the VISTA training from November 6-9, 2017. The position will start on Friday, November 10, 2017.
For more information or to learn how to apply, please contact the City Administrator
Cheryl Foster, cheryl.foster@lithoniacity.org or call City Hall at 770-482-8136.
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