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Aberdeen board commits 20% local match for federally funded sidewalk projects
Summary
At its April 14 work session the Aberdeen Town Board approved Resolution No. 256 to commit the required 20% local match for two federally funded pedestrian projects—a segment of Poppler Street and a Johnson Street connection—saying the town will phase payments across several years.
The Aberdeen Town Board voted April 14 to commit the local share required to move two federally funded pedestrian projects toward construction.
Miss Graham, speaking for town staff, told the board the projects were originally submitted for federal funding years earlier and are now back on the construction schedule. She said the program requires an 80/20 federal/local split and that the town’s 20% share will be broken up across phases—preliminary engineering this year, utilities next, and construction in later years. "There’s a 20% local match that’s required for these projects," she said.
The projects include a phased Poppler Street sidewalk (the funded segment is estimated in current documents at about $400,000) and a Johnson Street segment (estimated at about $330,000). Staff emphasized both segments will be one‑side sidewalks, that curb and gutter requirements and site conditions drive costs, and that gaps would remain unless additional phases secure future funding. Board members asked for clarifications about which side of the road each project would use and whether crossings or curb modifications would be needed; staff responded that the segments were chosen to maximize pedestrian connections to commercial and multifamily areas and that some crossing/crossover points will be needed to link to existing sidewalks.
The resolution asked the board to formally commit the local match so the projects can proceed through DOT and the State Transportation Improvement Program process. After discussion, a commissioner moved to approve Resolution No. 256; the motion received a second and carried.
The town’s presentation also noted the long timeline and cost escalation since earlier estimates: Poppler Street’s 2017 estimate of roughly $93,000 has risen markedly in current estimates. Staff said the town will work with DOT on schedule adjustments and pursue phasing to limit one‑time budget impacts.
The board did not vote on any additional phases or exact year‑by‑year allocations at the session; staff said those commitments will be brought back as funding details or project phases are developed.
