Mayor: 2013 Successful Year for City

Union Mayor Mike Livengood said 2013 was a successful year for the city, and major accomplishments include the completion of two road projects.

We accomplished quite a lot, Livengood said.

Last year the Main Street enhancement project, and Independence Drive resurfacing and roundabout construction were completed.

Main Street

Livengood noted that the Main Street project took longer than scheduled to complete, and was an inconvenience, but the final product turned out very nice.

The work completed last year included downtown streetscape enhancements.

When traveling west on Main Street, there is a gateway, or portal that includes one monument on each side of the street. That portal separates the residentially zoned district from the B-1 downtown businesses district.

There also is a wall on the south side of the road between McKinley Avenue and Church Street to screen out county parking lots. There were new sidewalks, with a foot-wide colored stamped stripe, installed on both sides of Main Street from McKinley Avenue to Washington Avenue.

Independence Drive

The project also included stamped concrete crosswalks, new benches and planters.

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Mayor: 2013 Successful Year for City