Lock Haven gets $50,000 grant to refurbish Fallon Alley

PublisherJune 15, 2022Last Updated: June 15, 2022

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City officials flank Ron Craig, Marketing Manager for T-Mobile, red shirt center, as the cell service provider presented Lock Haven $50,000 for Fallon Alley improvements.

LOCK HAVEN, PA – T-Mobile on Wednesday presented the City of Lock Haven a $50,000 check towards improvements to the Fallon Alley pedestrian walkway. T-Mobile’s regional marketing director Ron Craig announced the grant, based on an application submitted by city planner Abbey Roberts.

A ceremony to announce the grant was held at the city’s E. Main St. municipal parking lot across the street from the alley. As noted by Mayor Joel Long in accepting the check, the improvement project “will transform the alleyway into a unique pedestrian space.” With the project to be carried out later this year, the alley will be resurfaced, and bench and bike racks added. The parklet area along Jordan’s Alley will see picnic tables, benches and planters, and a fence around the perimeter.

On the Main Street end, new technology there, the mayor said, will include a solar charging station for phones and a digital kiosk, what he called “a one-stop-spot to connect with businesses in the city.”

Mayor Long offered thanks to many project contributors. They included Fred Hoy’s drafting and design technology class from Keystone Central School District’s CTC program. Students Lydia Hallman, Kendall McCloskey and Robert Rupert created the CAD drawing and pulled together design ideas.