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Council OKs $1.035 million state grant application to extend Rome waterfront trail
Summary
The Rome Common Council authorized a $1,035,000 consolidated funding application to New York State to extend the city trail from James Street to the Muck Road launch; a local trails advocate urged support during public comment.
The Rome Common Council on July 23 authorized the mayor to submit a consolidated funding application to the New York State Recreation Trails Program and the Environmental Protection Fund for $1,035,000 to extend the city's trail from James Street to the Muck Road launch.
The authorization, recorded as Resolution No. 1 12, was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. During public comment, Bobby O'Brien of the Rome Waterways and Trails advisory group asked councilors to approve the grant submission, saying it would “do wonders for the trail, for bicyclists, for walkers, to stay off of our city busy streets and keep them on an off road.”
Councilors did not expand the record with a detailed project schedule at the meeting. Earlier the council also classified the Rome Waterfront Restore Project as a Type II action under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (Resolution No. 1 11), a separate item that also carried that evening.
The resolution authorizes only the submission of the grant application; the transcript does not record further approvals, matching funds, or a construction schedule. The motion passed by voice vote and was recorded as carried.
