Some of Greenville’s Eagle Street residents want borough council to get moving on the neighborhood’s Elm Street grant project.

However, the residents also told council Thursday the scope of the project should be revised a second time so the cost doesn’t exceed the state grant of $250,000.

Design plans for the project to further beautify and preserve the area were pared down in the fall because the original estimate came in around $650,000. Items cut from the original plan included some new lighting, burying power lines and adding park benches.

The latest version of the plan includes preserving the street’s red brick surface and installing new curbs, gutters and sidewalks, but that may be changed yet again.

Eagle Street resident John Wilson said the street has some drainage problems that could be fixed with the grant money, rather than installing new lighting.

Resident Jon Bailey said the borough is straying from the original purpose of the project decided in 2006, which was to create a pedestrian-friendly walkway between downtown Greenville and Thiel College.

“It’s been a long process,” Bailey said.

Wilson said most of the curbs and sidewalks on Eagle are in good condition and need to be replaced in only a few spots, which would save money.

John Rusnak of HRG Engineering Inc., Hermitage, the borough’s engineering firm, said he’ll take the residents’ concerns into account.

If all goes well, he’ll have the new plans ready in about two weeks and the project could begin this year, he said.

Mayor Richard H. Miller urged council to settle on a plan soon because the borough has until June 30, 2009, when the grant expires, to complete the project.

The grant was awarded by the state Department of Community and Economic Development and its purpose is to revitalize residential areas around business districts. Eagle Street runs parallel to Main Street, two blocks away.

Greenville isn’t required to provide matching funds for the grant because it’s a financially-distressed community. The borough can apply to renew the grant for other streets.