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Committee creates account for $772,800 federal grant to study Elkhart & Western rail extension
Summary
The committee recommended creating an account to receive a roughly $772,800 federal FRA grant (a 75/25 grant) to study extending the Elkhart & Western Railroad to connect with Canadian National tracks; county staff said the study is preliminary and would require additional approvals and coordination with railroads and property owners.
The St. Joseph County committee voted to forward a request to create an account for federal grant proceeds tied to a rail feasibility study for the Elkhart & Western Railroad.
Bill Shalio, the county’s economic development director, told the committee the total grant is $772,800 and described it as a 75/25 federal grant: the federal share would cover roughly three-quarters of the study cost, while St. Joseph County and the Elkhart & Western Railroad would each be responsible for roughly $100,000 of the…
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