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Scotts Valley councilor warns rail-trail segments are far over budget; staff to return with financing options
Summary
Council member Clark said Regional Transportation Commission staff identified a $72 million shortfall for coastal rail-trail segments 8–12 and directed a financing plan; Clark also warned that proposed Senate Bill 1249 could cut about $234,000 annually from local senior-program funding if the Area Agency on Aging restructuring proceeds as drafted.
Council member Clark told the Scotts Valley City Council that the Regional Transportation Commission is confronting a substantial shortfall on coastal rail-trail construction. "That portion of that trail is $72,000,000 over budget and that 72, that includes design, right of way, all the environmental mitigation," Clark said, adding that continuing at the current "burn rate" would divert…
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