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Warren County officials weigh study of county rail line; legal and lifecycle costs flagged
Summary
Officials introduced a potential $100,000 planning study (50/50 match) to assess alternate uses for the county rail line — including multi‑use trail options — but committee members urged thorough legal review and lifecycle cost estimates before committing to next steps.
Warren County officials presented a proposal to study future uses for the county‑owned rail line, and committee members said any study must include legal status, infrastructure lifecycle costs and funding pathways before policy decisions follow.
A parks and recreation staff member told the committee that Empire State Development offered a 50/50 match for a planning study and that the county’s share would be about $50,000. “Empire State Development will offer a $50.50 match to do a study of the rail line. And it'd be about $50,000 for us,” the staff member said. The presenter characterized the study as a broad…
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