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Green River council authorizes $2 million federal grant application for Flaming Gorge Way design and renews land-use exchange with Game and Fish
Summary
The Green River City Council unanimously approved applying for a $2 million U.S. DOT grant to fund design and engineering for the Flaming Gorge Way corridor and renewed a 10-year exchange-of-use agreement with the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
The Green River City Council voted unanimously to authorize submission of a $2,000,000 Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund design and engineering for the Flaming Gorge Way corridor, and to renew an exchange-of-use agreement with the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
The grant application, described by Ryan Russ, government affairs and grants, would request $2,000,000 in federal funds and does not require a local match. "We intend to request $2,000,000 from the feds for that project. There is no matching funds required," Russ said. He told the council the estimated project cost is about $2,500,000 and that the city has also asked the state for $500,000 to strengthen the application. Russ noted the federal program has limited funds nationwide, saying there is "only 54,000,057 million available nationwide."
Katie Duncombe, director of Parks and Recreation, presented the exchange-of-use agreement with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Duncombe said the agreement has been in effect since February 2005 and allows the city to use a portion of land below the Game and Fish offices for the Greenbelt while Game and Fish can use city parking areas. The council approved renewing the agreement for an additional 10 years with an option to renew for another 10 years.
Council members moved and seconded the motions and approved both items by voice vote. The grant application authorization was moved by Councilman Bushman and seconded by Councilman Kilpach; the exchange agreement renewal was moved by Councilman Shuttler and seconded as recorded on the minutes. Both motions carried unanimously.
No matching-fund commitment from the city was required for the DOT grant application; the state funding request of $500,000 was described as an additional ask to make the city's application more competitive. Council did not take further action or set conditions beyond authorizing staff to submit the applications and renew the agreement.
The council also approved the consent agenda later in the meeting, which cleared routine items and allowed staff to proceed with scheduled administrative work. The council did not schedule additional public hearings or set decision deadlines related to the Flaming Gorge Way design grant at this meeting.
