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Kiwanis Regional Trail Authority confronts multi-million‑dollar bridge repairs, debates funding options
Summary
Members agreed bridges are the authority’s top priority after a bridge analysis showed numerous structures in need of repair; the group discussed grants, a potential millage, special assessments and local fundraising after a DNR grant and local fundraising left a shortfall.
The Kiwanis Regional Trail Authority spent the bulk of its meeting reviewing a bridge analysis that members said shows multiple trail bridges have reached or are nearing a critical condition and will require substantial investment to remain open. The authority’s presenter summarized the trail’s history, a $300,000 Department of Natural Resources (DNR) grant used for an extension, and cost overruns that left the project short of its target despite roughly $395,000 raised locally.
Authority members said the first priority is repairing bridges to avoid partial or full closures. “If those bridges become unsafe and the onus is all on the city of Adrian to fix those bridges, would they shut them down?” an authority speaker asked, framing the urgency that…
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