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1 Final Project Speaking Notes Andrea Insinna Southern New Hampshire University

2 Taggart County Sidewalk Funding Slides 1 & 2 - Introduction Hello everyone, my name is Andrea Insinna, and I would like to share this presentation with you. I am here today to speak with you about addressing the repair of sidewalk infrastructure for the Bluebird Community of Taggart County. It has come to the attention of Taggart County that funding is needed to repair the sidewalks that have fallen into disrepair. These sidewalks were installed in the early 1960’s but without proper maintenance have cracked and broken apart. This is now a safety hazard to the residents of the Bluebird Community, predominantly made up of African American people with low median income. Bluebird community is not an incorporated municipality, nor is it represented or served by any taxing district or administration. Therefore, possible funding for this project has not been accessible until now. Slide 3 – Project Priority The residents of Bluebird Community are mostly female-led and have many elderly people residing with their children and grandchildren. The elderly, along with children, use the sidewalks daily to walk to and from the school bus stop and the main convenience store StopShop Mart. Bluebird Community residents’ daily voyages are being limited by crumbled and broken sidewalk parts. Replacing and repairing these sidewalks will improve their environment as well as their mobility and safety. Funding for this project is needed to cover these sidewalk repairs and fix the community’s infrastructure issue. Slide 4 – Advocacy I recommend developing a plan to organize and advocate for a grassroots network in funding this project. Involving the convenience store StopShop Mart and its shoppers to donate towards the project will help raise funds and awareness. Implementing a repair program and

3 holding community meetings involving homeowners to submit repair requests and pay for materials will help as well (Sidewalk Curb Crew, 2016). Also involving Taggart County’s lobbying team, we can use public funds to influence legislation and gather intel from state and federal levels. Allowing Bluebird Community’s citizens to be a part of the decision-making process I believe will help achieve the goal of improving the sidewalk issue. Slide 5 – Funding Sources The overall cost of the sidewalk repairs will roughly be around $3 million. Taggart County has already allocated $12 million for the entire county’s repair. I believe rather than using the full $3 million for Bluebird we can save half, $1.5 million, for repairs and maintenance in other areas. Taggart County’s lobbying team will ask for $1 million from the Federal government through a grant. They will also ask for funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. Funding from the grassroots network will be the smallest amount gained from donations. We are hoping to meet a goal of $0.5 million to fund the project. Slide 6 – Non-Traditional Funding We will involve Taggart County’s department of transportation and school districts as effective tools to deliver associated services and cost-efficient projects (Fox, 2016). We will also involve the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to fix our public spaces that do not encourage walking and redesign them to better accommodate Taggart County residents (Federal Highway Administration, 2013). The FHWA has basic objectives to describe requirements for sidewalks, list locations where sidewalks are needed, and describe the elements that make up an inviting pedestrian space. Slide 7 – Conclusion

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