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Commission approves $700,000 design work for Legacy Trail connection at Mineral Springs
Summary
The North Port City Commission voted 5-0 to approve $700,000 for design and engineering of a Legacy Trail connection and trailhead at Mineral Springs after a discussion about timing, conservation easement constraints and maintenance costs.
The North Port City Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve consent item J (25-2095), a $700,000 contract request for design and engineering services for a Legacy Trail connection and trailhead at Mineral Springs.
The item’s backers argued moving forward now would make the project shovel‑ready and increase the city’s competitiveness for state and federal construction grants. “To unlock other money is have it designed, have local money in it so that when you go to the state or the feds … it’s designed, it’s ready to go,” Charles Hines of Trust for Public Land, Gulf Coast Trail, told the commission during public comment.
Commissioners pressed staff for details on the project timeline, maintenance costs and how…
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