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Commission approves pursuing federal carbon-reduction funds to complete Sand Creek bike-path gap
Summary
The commission authorized staff to accept and pursue an 80/20 carbon reduction grant for the Sand Creek bike-path extension, accepting an estimated city match of $728,000 to complete a predesign estimate of $3.64 million; staff will return with grant documents for review.
City staff recommended and the Newton City Commission approved pursuing federal carbon-reduction funds administered through the state to complete a missing Sand Creek path segment, a project staff estimated at about $3.64 million in predesign cost.
"We submitted for this and went through a pretty rigorous process," staff member Suzanne said, describing the pathway segment that would fill a gap from the dam south of First Street to Southwest 14th Street and…
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