Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council advances Trail 757 (Birthplace of America Trail) with federal grant appropriation and project agreement
Summary
The council approved a project administration agreement and appropriated $1.1 million in Federal Lands Access Program funds to advance a segment of Trail 757 that will connect to Newport News Park; council and staff described the project as part of a multi-jurisdictional effort to connect to the Virginia Capital Trail.
The Newport News City Council on Sept. 9 approved steps to advance the Birthplace of America Trail (Trail 757), including a project administration agreement and a $1.1 million appropriation in federal grant funds for a multi-use path segment that will link to Newport News Park.
City staff told the council that Trail 757 is a multi-jurisdiction project to create a continuous multi-use route across the Virginia Peninsula and connect to the Virginia Capital Trail. The manager said available grants have allowed individual localities to construct segments as funding becomes available; the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat