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Missoula County approves extension of FY2019 parks grant for Bitterroot Trail benches and repair stations
Summary
The Board approved a contract amendment to reallocate roughly $5,000 remaining from a 2019 Missoula County parks grant to the Bitterroot Trail Preservation Alliance for additional benches and one or two bike repair stations, with work to be completed by June 30, 2026.
Missoula County commissioners on an item taken from the consent agenda approved a contract amendment to extend and reallocate remaining FY2019 Community Parks and Recreation grant funds to the Bitterroot Trail Preservation Alliance for additional benches and trail-side bike repair stations.
County staff told the commissioners the 2019 award to the Bitterroot Trail Preservation Alliance originally totaled $12,000, and the group used the funds to install about 40 wayfinding bollards, two picnic tables and two portable toilets before the original grant expired. Staff said about $5,000 remained in that grant account and recommended reallocating those leftover funds rather than drawing from the 2025 grant cycle.
The county presentation said the reallocated funds would support a few new benches and “one or two, trail side bike repair stands” similar to those on the Kim Williams Trail. County staff set a completion deadline for the additional benches and repair stations of June 30, 2026. A staff presenter summarized the recommendation as “P2L's ultimate recommendation that the board approve this contract amendment.”
A commissioner moved to approve the amendment and the board voted in favor. The board also approved the consent agenda at the same meeting.
The county described the Bitterroot Trail as a county asset and said additional amenities would benefit trail users and promote safety.
Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda: approved (motion and second noted; mover/second not specified in transcript). Outcome: approved. - Approve contract amendment to extend and reallocate FY2019 Community Parks and Recreation grant funds to the Bitterroot Trail Preservation Alliance (approx. $5,000 reallocated); implementation deadline June 30, 2026. Mover: not specified in the roll-call language; outcome: approved.
Next steps: staff will finalize the contract amendment and monitor the Bitterroot Trail Preservation Alliance’s use of the remaining funds; the alliance will have until June 30, 2026, to complete the work.
