Sewickley Council Won't Proceed with Route 65 Beautification Study
Council voted not to hire a consultant to perform a feasibility study of Ohio River Boulevard.
A study to explore ways to beautify Route 65, also known as Ohio River Boulevard, in Sewickley and Edgeworth is lacking support from one local community. Sewickley Council voted 8-1 Monday not to accept the PA Route 65, Ohio River Boulevard Beautification Feasibility Committee's recommendation to hire Pittsburgh-based Environmental Planning and Design as a project consultant. Councilman Stan Ference made the motion and cast the only vote in favor. Approving the plan would have allowed the five-member committee to use a $20,000 matching state grant to proceed with a feasibility study. "If we don't participate, they will probably lose the grant," said Borough Manager Kevin Flannery. Councilman Robert Glenn said he didn't think a …
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