New downtown parking lot complete

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Workers pave the new parking lot Shane Stewart created at the corner of North Circle Drive and Cedar Street.Photo by J P Crumrine
Workers pave the new parking lot Shane Stewart created at the corner of North Circle Drive and Cedar Street. Photo by J P Crumrine

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