The Economic Growth and Development Committee voted to establish a $500,000 capital account to receive New York State Department of Transportation funding for intersection and crossing improvements on the Warren County Bikeway.

Committee members approved the request after a motion was made by Mister Veil and seconded by Mister Precedo; the chair called the question and members voted in favor.

The request follows prior committee authorization to sign an agreement with NYSDOT under the Make the Connection program. Ethan, a staff member, said, "That's just a follow-up. Last committee meeting, we've authorized the sign of an agreement with the New York State DOT, for the make the connection program. They were funding intersection improvements or road crossing for the Warren County Bikeway... With that authorization of the agreement, we also need to have the capital account established for which we can dock the project." Ethan identified crossings prioritized by county engineers, mentioning Sanford and Country Club Road and noting he could not recall every location off the top of his head.

When asked whether a local match was required, Ethan said the work was arranged through two DOT programs and credited the Adirondack/Glens Falls Transportation Council (AGFTC) staff—Aaron Frank Bell and Jack Vance—for connecting the programs to offset the local match: "AGFTC, Aaron Frank Bell and Jack Vance were really instrumental in, like, understanding our needs and then connecting 2 different programs together to offset the local match." A committee member called the question and the request carried.

The committee record shows the capital account will allow the county to accept and track the Make the Connection program funds and to proceed with the engineering-prioritized crossing improvements. No additional details about project timelines, construction contractors, or the full list of crossing locations were specified during the discussion.

The committee moved on to other business after the vote.