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Council approves resolution seeking federal funds for Old Town safety improvements
Summary
Council unanimously approved a resolution requesting $800,000 in congressionally directed spending to fund $1,000,000 in Safe Routes to School improvements in Old Town Gaithersburg, with a local 20% match anticipated.
The Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council unanimously approved a resolution on March 3 supporting a congressionally directed spending (community project request) application to secure federal funds for pedestrian and school-safety improvements in Old Town.
Tom Lonergan Seager of economic development staff presented the request and said the proposed phase of work — identified in the 2024 Safe Routes to School Study — would fund crosswalks, curbing, flashing beacons and sidewalks near Gaithersburg elementary, middle and high schools and in the Deer Park neighborhood. The total project cost for this phase is estimated at $1,000,000, and staff requested $800,000 from the federal community project process, noting transportation projects typically require a 20% local match.
The council moved and seconded the resolution and approved it by voice vote; the meeting record shows the motion carried 5-0. Seager noted the application process remains uncertain because of the federal budget environment, but staff said the project is eligible for support under the congressionally directed spending process and the city will pursue the request.
No federal award was guaranteed at the meeting; Seager and staff said previous similar efforts had secured federal funding for local improvements in other projects and staff will submit the community project request to congressional offices as the appropriation process allows.
