By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
St. Joseph has received a $2.5 million state grant to initiate the River Bluff Gateway Project.
City officials says the city received a Community Revitalization grant from the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
St. Joseph officials say the project is a targeted, strategic community revitalization project that focuses on four areas of the city: Southside (centered on King Hill Avenue), the 6th Street Corridor, Downtown, and Northside (centered on St. Joseph Avenue).
According to the city, the money will pay for structural rehabilitation, green and open space improvements, as well as what it terms “streetscape” improvements. Part of the money will be used to address homelessness.