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Drainage work has been installed in the six major intersections included in the project, and crews have now shifted focus to the south end. Work is currently underway to prepare the roadbed between Elm and Market streets. Curb installation and asphalt paving will follow. Sidewalk construction is also in progress.

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Construction season will be starting early in downtown Lima as phase two of the streetscape improvement project is set to begin. Truck detour signs will be going up in early February for Central Avenue between Elm Street and Wayne Street. The contractor will begin installing the new storm sewer during the winter, and in the spring work on new sidewalks, street lighting, crosswalks, and more will begin.

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If you are a dog owner and live in Lima, the first city dog park could be on the way! On Monday night, the "Bark Park" Committee met with Lima City Council's Economic and Community Development Committee to discuss preliminary ideas and logistics on a proposed dog park at the intersection of East Elm Street and South Central Avenue beside the MakerSpace building.

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Just before 10:30 P.M., Lima police officers were called out to a report of shots fired at the 500 block of W. Elm St. Officers found evidence of a shooting at the scene, but no victim. A short time later, 22-year-old Daquan Burse arrived at Mercy Health St. Rita's with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Police discovered Burse was walking down Elm Street when he was shot by an unknown suspect.