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City partners with Aberdeen Cycling Association on submitted RTP grant for bike skills park and trails
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Summary
Parks staff and volunteers submitted a Recreational Trails Program grant for a pump track/skills park and about a half-mile of nature trails. The Aberdeen Cycling Association will help match funds and take on maintenance under an MOU if the grant is awarded; notifications typically arrive in September.
Parks staff and community partners described a submitted Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant for a bike skills park and connected nature trails.
Matt (parks staff) said the project began with Leadership Aberdeen and the Aberdeen Cycling Association (ACA), and that the application includes a skills pump track plus about a half-mile of one-way nature trails south of a retention pond. He said the ACA and Leadership Aberdeen are providing match funds and will take primary responsibility for routine maintenance under a memorandum of understanding; the city will assist with heavier tasks such as debris removal or arborist work when possible. "The grant has been submitted," Matt said; staff added that award notifications are typically issued in September.
Amber thanked volunteers and named several local contributors, including ACA leaders and community members. An ACA representative introduced a president (identified in the transcript as "Jeff *******") who was present in the audience. Staff said the grant application originally included a larger $380,000 trail-lighting concept but was scaled to a roughly $150,000 request to improve competitiveness.
Next steps: staff and partners will await RTP decisions (expected around September) and pursue trail connections and possible solar lighting options depending on funding outcomes.
