Colleen Morton, Town Manager Alex Brown, and Mayor Ken Ladner.Silver City, NM – The Silver City Arts & Cultural District (SCACD) was pleased to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Silver City Trail Kiosk at the Visitor Center, 201 N. Hudson Street on Tuesday, May 1. Mayor Ken Ladner was master of ceremonies and made remarks regarding the evolution of the project and the many partners involved.
The kiosk was funded by a grant awarded to the Town by the US Department of Transportation and executed by the Silver City Arts & Cultural District. Two trail maps are mounted in the kiosk, one of Silver City trails and one of Grant County trails. The text is in both English and Spanish. In addition to the kiosk itself, the Town paid for a new concrete pad to be laid in the parking lot, and for the tiling of the kiosk's base. Tile was provided at cost by Syzygy Tile.
Mayor Ken Ladner said, "Not only are the kiosk and wayfinding signs a beautiful and valuable addition to our community; they are also represent a great example of what can happen when we all work together. I want to thank the Town of Silver City, community volunteers, the Arts and Cultural District, and the New Mexico Department of Transportation for this combined effort."
Lee Gruber, owner of Syzygy said, "It's always gratifying to be involved with a collaborative effort which benefits our community; in this case, a Department of Transportation Grant, written by the SC Arts & Cultural District and supported by the Town of Silver City, to design and build a kiosk to provide maps and information about regional trails for the benefit of our local population and visiting tourists. Thank you and Bravo to all involved."
These maps will be reproduced in a brochure to be printed in early May. A number of wayfinding signs for town streets and trailheads are also being funded by the grant and are currently under development.
For more information, please call 575-538-5560 or e-mail info@visitsilvercity.org.
Photos courtesy of the Silver City Arts and Cultural District.