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Elmsford staff pursue county multimodal funds; draft ‘complete streets’ policy and paving plan expected
Summary
Town staff said they will pursue a county multimodal grant that requires a formal complete streets policy, combine the award with local CHIP funds and an earlier $50,000 state multimodal allocation to pay for a paving and curb project, and explore a school shuttle pilot from White Place Avenue Park.
Elmsford officials told the Town Board they plan to pursue a county multimodal funding program that gives preference to municipalities with an adopted complete streets policy and to combine that money with local CHIP reserves and a previously awarded state multimodal allocation for a larger paving project.
The discussion matters because the county program ranks competing projects by criteria that include whether a municipality has a complete streets policy. Staff said the town currently lacks a formal policy and that the county’s application includes a box that, if not checked, can make an application ineligible for consideration.
Town staff said they will meet with the county to clarify eligibility and to determine what projects are likely to qualify. The staff presentation identified an ongoing local project involving repaving and reconstruction on…
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