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Clinton County moves to secure grants and right-of-way for Bald Eagle Valley Trail Phase 3
Summary
County staff presented plans to manage a $975,800 Memorial Park refurbishment and to apply for a $750,000 DCNR C2P2 grant for Bald Eagle Valley Trail Phase 3, saying the grant requires a 50% local match and that a right-of-way agreement with landowner Carl Wolf would complete corridor control.
County staff outlined a set of trail projects and grant applications aimed at advancing Phase 3 of the Bald Eagle Valley Trail and refurbishing a nearby Memorial Park.
Steve Gibson described a proposed agreement with Renova Burrow under which the county would help manage a $975,800 Memorial Park project that would convert portions of the park into an ATV trailhead. Gibson said the county would “run the project for them” and that decisions would be made jointly with the partner organization.
Gibson also said the county will consider a resolution to apply for a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) C2P2 trails grant for Bald Eagle Valley Trail Phase 3. The section he described runs from the trail’s current end at a Wayne Township parking area to Wayne Township Park and includes three bridge crossings over an old railroad bed; Gibson said the phase would cost $750,000 and that the grant would require a 50% match.
For the same phase, staff reported negotiations to secure a right-of-way agreement with property owner Carl Wolf covering about 330 feet of land that includes a creek bridge. The agreement would grant temporary workspace to perform stream-bank repairs and bridge work; Gibson said the Wolf family is reviewing the agreement and that acquiring it would eliminate the last parcel the county lacks control of for the trail, avoiding eminent domain.
Gibson said the county is also arranging utilities for the trailhead known as Katie’s Crossing. He said PPL offered a favorable price to run roughly 1,000 feet of power down Spook Hollow to the Wayne Township parking area, and that Precise Electric inspected pole placement. The power will support security lighting, display lighting for demo artifacts and security cameras.
A commissioner asked whether other grants could be used to cover the 50% match; Gibson said other grants could be pursued to provide that match.
The presentation closed with no formal motion or vote recorded; staff said the right-of-way agreement is under family review and the c2p2 application is contingent on securing match funds and right-of-way control.
