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Leon Valley council directs staff to apply for AAMPO grant for final trail segment; 3-2 vote
Summary
The City Council voted 3–2 to authorize staff to seek an Alamo Area MPO reimbursement grant to build Segment 3 of a hike-and-bike trail from Evers Road to Bauchi Drive; the city would commit to a 20% match plus engineering costs on an estimated $1.3 million project.
The Leon Valley City Council voted 3–2 Tuesday to direct staff to apply for a reimbursement grant through the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization for construction of Segment 3 of the city’s hike-and-bike trail, which would connect the city’s trail system from Evers Road to Bauchi Drive and link to San Antonio’s network.
The grant application would cover 80 percent of the project cost; the city must provide a 20 percent match plus engineering. City staff said the opinion of probable cost for the segment is about $1,300,000 and that the program is a reimbursement grant. Dr. Caldari, the staff presenter, told council that "we would be required to pay 20% of the cost and plus engineering."
Why it matters: the segment is the last piece of a corridor Leon Valley has pursued since 2008 and would establish a direct…
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