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UTC approves letter backing $2 million GOCO funding request for Riverfront Trail
Summary
The committee voted to provide a letter of support for a Great Outdoors Colorado grant to close a single gap on the Riverfront Trail; project budget and pledged matches were described and, if successful, construction could begin next February or March.
A committee member presented the Riverfront Trail grant application and the UTC voted to provide a letter of support for the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) funding request. The presenter described the application as a request for $2,000,000 with match commitments that include $250,000 from CPW, $100,000 from the Riverfront Commission and $675,000 each from the city and county.
"So this is the great outdoors Colorado program ... it's the $2,000,000. It's definitely needed to 3.6, and we've got 250 from CPW... and the city and the county are each putting 675,000," the committee member said while summarizing the funding package.
A motion to provide a letter of support was made and seconded; members voted in favor. The presenter said that if the application is successful, construction could start in February–March of the next year and is anticipated to take about nine months.
Why it matters: the grant targets a gap in the trail network that the committee and staff have prioritized as a near-term construction candidate, with multiple local funding partners identified to meet GOCO match requirements.
What’s next: staff and proponents will prepare the letter and include it with the GOCO application; committee members approved moving forward by voice vote.
Speakers quoted in this article are included in the meeting’s speaker list and appear in the transcript.
