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Council agrees to pursue state greenway grant to extend K Creek Greenway under rail and Highway 25
Summary
Planner Rebecca Robinson told council about a one-time state grant for trail projects (applications due in September for $100,000–$500,000, 1:1 match). Council endorsed applying for an amount in the high $300,000s–$400,000s range and asked staff to prioritize engineering needed to get under the railroad trestle and Highway 25.
Rebecca Robinson presented a potential one-time state grant that was created in last year’s state budget and, as she relayed, is likely not to be repeated. "It’s a one-time only pot of funding from the state of North Carolina…you can apply for projects between $100,000 and $500,000," Robinson said, adding that the grant requires a one-to-one match that can be cash or the appraised value of donated easements or property.
Robinson explained staff’s focus: the expensive and technically challenging segment that would take the greenway from the town park, under the railroad trestle and under Highway 25 to the south side,…
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