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Berrien County to pursue $4 million RAISE grant to connect Buchanan and Niles trails
Summary
County staff and a state consultant presented a plan to apply for a roughly $4 million U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE grant to build a trail segment linking Buchanan and Niles; application would be filed by Berrien County with no local match required and acceptance contingent on maintenance agreements with local units.
Marcy Hamilton, a presenter working with the county’s trail partners, told the Berrien County Board of Commissioners that county staff plan to seek a roughly $4,000,000 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build a non‑motorized trail link between Buchanan and Niles. The board was asked to authorize Berrien County to be the applicant; the application deadline discussed is Jan. 30.
The request matters because the proposed segment would close a longstanding gap between the McCoy’s Creek Trail in Buchanan and the Indiana Michigan River Valley Trail in Niles, providing a continuous, safer route for bicyclists and pedestrians and extending regional connections that…
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