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Council hears preliminary plan for Canalway trail connection; $50,000 design engineering discussed with $15,000 grant available

6438618 · October 20, 2025
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Council discussed a proposed design phase for a trail connection linking the towpath to Portage Lakes State Park. Design engineering is estimated at $50,000; a $15,000 grant has been secured; the Canalway coalition asked the city to consider a $35,000 local match and will present to council in November.

City officials and council members discussed a preliminary request on June 15 from the Ohio & Erie Canalway advocates to design a multi-phase trail connection that would tie the towpath to Portage Lakes State Park. The project’s preliminary engineering cost for the studied segment was estimated at $50,000, of which the Canalway coalition has a $15,000 grant; the coalition has…

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