A team of Clinton School students is garnering attention in Newport, Ark., where they are completing a Practicum project with community leaders.
The students are researching potential alternative uses for the historic “Blue Bridge” which crosses the White River in Newport. A new bridge is being constructed in the town by the Arkansas Highway Department and the community is considering new uses for the old bridge.
The Newport Independent newspaper has coverage from the students’ recent visit to Newport to begin work on the project:
The Clinton School Team will be preparing a report on the pros and cons of the City of Newport accepting the Blue Bridge from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department and possible adaptive reuses of the bridge should the City decide to accept the bridge. They will look into best practices of other communities as well as the issues relating specifically to Newport. The end result will be a report to the Newport City Council next spring about their research and findings.
The team consists of the following members: Frederick Holcomb from Little Rock, Arkansas holds a B.A. in Political Science from Tulane; Abby R. Oliver from Hattiesburg, Mississippi obtained a B.A. in Public Policy Leadership from The University of Mississippi; and James Stephens from St. Louis, Missouri earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Lindenwood University.
They will be working on the project with a local steering committee and seeking public input as to the future of the Blue Bridge.
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