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Regional Trail Authority debates 10-year county installment proposal that would bind member municipalities
Summary
Members debated an offer that would provide $10,000 annually for 10 years with a large end-period balloon payment, raising legal, governance and default concerns; board agreed to renegotiate terms with county representatives before seeking approvals.
Chair Steele opened a discussion of an offer from county representatives for a 10-year installment arrangement to address a shortfall in trail funding. The plan, as read into the record by Chair Steele, would provide $10,000 per year for 10 years with a large balloon payment at the end (the transcript lists a balloon figure near $87,001.57, recorded inconsistently).
The proposal drew immediate questions about legal effect and local board authority. Unidentified Speaker 2, a board member, warned, “This now makes it legal. Now we have a debt,” and pressed whether the agreement would…
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