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Council updates Route 66 bikeway intergovernmental agreement to pursue grants
Summary
Normal approved an amended intergovernmental agreement with McLean County and neighboring communities to continue a framework for pursuing grants and funding local matches to expand the Route 66 bikeway; the agreement does not specify exact project locations or activities.
The Normal Town Council on March 17 approved an amended intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with McLean County and five other communities to continue cooperative work on the Route 66 bikeway, a framework the council said is intended to pursue grants and coordinate local matching funds.
Councilmember Smith asked whether the updated agreement prescribes specific activities. Town staff responded that the amendment updates a 1999 agreement and is intended to continue a framework for jointly pursuing grants — including Illinois transportation enhancement funds — rather than to prescribe specific projects or locations.
Council members also discussed the town's share of local matching obligations. Staff said Normal’s contribution represents a 30.9% share of the local match for the partnership’s projects. Councilmembers clarified that the projects covered by the IGA are not necessarily located within Normal’s corporate limits; the agreement supports trail expansion throughout McLean County that residents from Normal use.
The council voted to approve the resolution authorizing the amended IGA; the roll call recorded unanimous approval.
