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Meridian council approves Rail‑with‑Trail construction contract and related budget amendment
Summary
Council approved an addendum to a state/local agreement, a $183,955 budget amendment to cover the city’s share of a rail‑with‑trail grant, and a construction contract with Mountain Companies LLC; council praised partners and voted unanimously to proceed.
The Meridian City Council on Dec. 16 voted to approve an addendum to the longstanding state/local agreement for the Rail‑with‑Trail pathway, authorize a $183,955 fiscal‑year 2026 budget amendment to cover the city’s proportionate share of grant funding, and award the construction contract to Mountain Companies LLC.
Staff told the council the addendum updates a 2016 agreement (amended in 2022) and will “solidify grant funding” tied to the project. The council then considered a requested FY2026 budget amendment of $183,955 to cover Meridian’s share of the grant and voted in favor. Council subsequently approved the owner/contractor agreement to move the rail‑with‑trail project into construction.
Council members thanked staff and a private partner identified in the meeting record as “Compass” for their work keeping the project moving through permitting and funding hurdles. The motions on the budget amendment and the construction contract carried on council voice/roll calls with ayes recorded across the dais.
Next steps: staff said the contractor is ready to begin work and that project implementation will follow the terms of the finalized agreement and grant addendum. The addendum’s specific grant‑amount language was described in the staff presentation; the contract amount recorded in the transcript is not presented in clear numeric form and is being clarified by staff for the official contract record.
