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Augusta nonprofit details Red Bud Trail progress; council authorizes naming‑rights RFP for trail bridge
Summary
Kim Austin of Arty presented volunteer, fundraising and trail‑use metrics for the Red Bud Trail and asked council to partner on completion. Council authorized a draft request for proposals to solicit naming‑rights offers for the Red Bud Trail pedestrian bridge; proposals are due May 4, 2026.
Kim Austin, president of Arty (the volunteer group supporting the Red Bud Trail), presented an update April 6 to the Augusta City Council on the trail’s progress, recent grants and volunteer activity and asked the council to consider city partnership to finish remaining miles.
Austin said Arty — a 501(c)(3) that coordinates monthly board meetings and community volunteer days — helped with the pedestrian bridge ribbon cutting and related bridge approaches, organized vegetation-clearing work on the six‑mile Santa Fe Lake Road segment and logged about 2,000 volunteer hours in the past year. She told council Arty’s fundraising goal is “raising 300,000 over the next two years” to complete…
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