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Council leans to proceed with Safe Routes to School bids despite federal funding uncertainty
Summary
Richfield staff asked whether to proceed with bids for the federally funded Safe Routes to School trail near Centennial Elementary; councilors expressed support for moving forward with a contingency plan if federal reimbursement is rescinded.
City staff urged the Richfield City Council on June 10 to proceed with a scheduled bid opening for the federally funded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project on 70th Street adjacent to Centennial Elementary, even while noting a small risk that federal funds could be rescinded.
Joe Powers, Richfield city engineer, told the council the project was awarded $635,000 in federal Surface Transportation Block Grant funds through the Metropolitan Council and would construct a trail connecting the Centennial Elementary campus to the regional trail on Cedar Avenue. The overall estimated project cost is just over $1.1 million, including consultant and local…
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