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Essex Junction council directs staff to pursue $3M federal grant to upgrade train and bus station; city match expected
Summary
Council authorized staff to pursue a federal grant obligation to fund station improvements; the project carries a $3.0 million federal allocation and a city match of roughly $750,000, reduced to about $550,000 after a Vermont grant. Councilors emphasized multimodal and aesthetic benefits.
The Essex Junction City Council directed staff to pursue federal grant obligation paperwork needed to secure a $3 million congressional allocation for improvements to the city’s train and bus station, including a proposed canopy, circulation changes and pedestrian/bicycle access upgrades.
Chris, the project presenter, said Amtrak is leading the station platform and ADA ramp work and the federal funds in question are a congressionally directed spending allocation that would support an overhead shelter and access improvements around the existing building. “The main components…focus on an overhead canopy and access…
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