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Trails committee: MassTrails grant and ARPA funds advanced work, engineering costs push bridge timeline; CPC asked to cover a $3,200 invoice
Summary
The Southborough Trails Committee told the Community Preservation Committee that it has completed Phase 1 — fencing, parking (five spaces, two ADA), and site work — secured a $50,000 MassTrails grant with a $30,005.72 local match, and needs CPC approval to cover a $3,200 engineering invoice as it finishes bid documents for a bridge and boardwalk project.
The Southborough Trails Committee told the Community Preservation Committee that it has completed Phase 1 work — fencing around a riser shaft, parking (now five spaces, two ADA) and site work — and received a $50,000 MassTrails grant matched by $30,005.72 in local funds. The committee said it used American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to pave parking so the site would meet accessibility expectations.
Catherine (Kat) McKee, Southborough Trails Committee chair, said engineering for Phase 2 — a bridge and boardwalk to connect the Peninsula Trail to the Bay Circuit Trail and reroute users off a…
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