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Torrington Council approves resolution to seek federal funds for walking-path reconstruction
Summary
The council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing an application to the Wyoming DOT’s Transportation Alternatives Program for design and environmental clearance of a walking-path reconstruction project; the Torrington Rotary Club will provide the local match and the city would maintain the completed path.
The Torrington City Council on Tuesday approved Resolution No. 2026-07 to apply for federal funding through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) administered by the Wyoming Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration to finance design and environmental clearance work on a proposed walking and biking path.
The project as presented by members of the Torrington Rotary Club would widen the existing Grassroots Trail from five feet to eight feet between Torrington High School and Jirdon Park, with ADA improvements and repairs to cracking and heaving. Dr. Timothy Pieper, Robert Taylor and Coby Romig represented the Rotary Club at the meeting; Romig said the trail’s current condition limits its viability as a bike path. "The trail is only five feet in width, and it currently has a lot of cracking, heaving and ADA accessibility issues at all of the intersections," Romig said.
According to the Rotary Club presentation, TAP would fund 90.49% of the design and environmental clearance phase and requires a 10.51% local match, which the Torrington Rotary Club offered to provide. City staff confirmed the city’s ongoing responsibility would be maintenance and snow removal on the finished path. City Attorney James Eddington read the resolution aloud, and Councilman Deahl moved and Councilman Kelly seconded approval; the motion carried unanimously.
The Rotary representatives said the TAP award would cover only initial design and clearance work; the club and city would return later to seek construction funding. The council also noted a public hearing on the Walking Path Reconstruction Project is scheduled for the next regular meeting on June 16, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
If the TAP application is accepted, the municipal role would primarily be permitting and ongoing maintenance after construction; construction funds would require a subsequent funding application or award. The council’s approval authorizes staff to pursue the TAP application with the Rotary Club’s local match in place.
