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Committee extends Mount Hope Greenway funding while rail-and-trail questions persist
Summary
The committee granted an extension so the city can continue work on the Mount Hope Greenway design; discussion centered on whether the corridor should remain a trail, be reactivated as rail for industrial users, or serve both functions, and committee members urged external partners to contribute funding for rail components.
The Community Preservation Committee on Monday approved an extension that keeps work alive on the Mount Hope Greenway project while the city and regional partners continue to study conflicts between an active rail component and a public trail alignment.
Dan Aguilar, director of engineering and planning for the City of Fall River, told the committee the project — first funded in 2018 — has been complicated by renewed interest from nearby businesses and Rhode Island partners in reactivating the rail line for industrial uses. Aguilar said the original CPC disbursement was $60,000 in 2018 and that the award was part of a bonded…
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