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Overmountain Victory friends present $160,130 matching funds for Canal Bridge trail segment
Summary
Representatives of the Overmountain Victory State Trail presented the county with a $160,130 check — matching funds approved by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources — for the Canal Bridge pedestrian walkway segment of the state and national trail.
Representatives of the Overmountain Victory North Carolina State Trail on July 21 presented the Board of Commissioners with a $160,130 check representing approved matching funds from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the Canal Bridge pedestrian walkway project. Colonel Brown Oliver, identified as executive director of the Overmountain Victory State Trail Friends Board, read a letter accompanying the check and described regional and semi-quincentennial activities planned through 2026 that the project will support.Brian (Dr. Brian) Lindsey, identified as the Friends board president, described the trail’s multicounty footprint and highlighted recent grant announcements that include Burke County projects. The presenters thanked county staff members named in the meeting — including Sarah Chabon and Alan Glantz — for support and requested the county accept the funds. The board accepted the presentation and the presenters photographed the check with county officials; no formal appropriation or ordinance was recorded at the meeting.
