Committee accepts easements for Brooklyn Safe Routes to School trail; village funds construction

Jul 13, 2026

JCDOT asked the committee to accept two permanent and 16 temporary easements for a Safe Routes to School trail; staff said construction costs are being paid by the village of Brooklyn and not the county. The committee voted to forward the easements to the full board with a recommendation of approval.

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Staff asked the committee to accept two permanent and 16 temporary easements needed to construct a Safe Routes to School trail for the village and school in Brooklyn. Staff emphasized that the county is not paying construction costs and that the village, township and school support the easements. "Please note that in the finances, it is not us paying for it. It is the village of Brooklyn paying for these," the presenter said.

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