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Council approves termination of ODOT Safe Routes to School grant after railroad crossing cost increase
Summary
The McMinnville City Council unanimously voted to terminate an ODOT Safe Routes to School grant agreement after the railroad owner said crossing work would be classified as an improvement, substantially increasing project costs beyond the awarded grant.
The McMinnville City Council unanimously approved a resolution terminating the city’s intergovernmental grant agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for Safe Routes to School pedestrian improvements near Sue Buell Elementary and Patton Middle School.
Why it matters: The project had been awarded a Safe Routes to School grant of $938,000 with a city match of $234,000; during design and scoping the railroad owner informed the city that changes at the rail crossing…
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