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City Council adopts resolution to implement $24 million RAISE grant for Daniel Morgan trail improvements
Summary
The council voted unanimously to authorize the city manager to pursue property easements and implement an approximately $24 million federal RAISE grant to build about eight miles of trail through Spartanburg, directing staff to prioritize easement acquisition and maintenance of city-limits segments.
Spartanburg City Council voted to adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to pursue implementation of a federal RAISE grant that staff described as roughly $24,000,000 to advance trail segments of the Daniel Morgan trail network through the city.
City Manager Chris Story said the RAISE grant represents “the single largest one-time investment in our trail network,” explaining that the funded work would build about eight miles of connections that link neighborhoods including West Main, Park Hills, the Highland neighborhood, Erwin Park and CC Woodson back to the Mary Wright Greenway. “Those 8 miles will, connect, neighborhoods that need these amenities,” Story said during his presentation.
The resolution affirms the council’s support for…
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