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Council approves $150,000 DCNR grant application to relocate part of Capital Area Greenbelt in South Harrisburg
Summary
Council voted 7-0 to authorize a grant application to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for up to $150,000 to assist the Capital Area Greenbelt Association in relocating a section of the Greenbelt in South Harrisburg; plan divides the work into two phases and includes sidewalk widening.
Harrisburg City Council approved Resolution 15 of 2025 on March 24, authorizing submission of a grant application to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnership Program Non-Motorized Trail Grant Program for up to $150,000. The application, submitted in partnership with the Capital Area Greenbelt Association (CAGA), seeks funds to relocate a portion of the Capital Area Greenbelt in South Harrisburg; the council vote was 7-0.
Douglas Hill, president of the Capital Area Greenbelt Association, told the council the relocation is prompted by recent and planned private development on the Greenbelt's historic route, including the VOPA site, Tunnels to Towers and the Eden Village site. Hill said the association completed…
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