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Committee moves to reallocate 2021 trail grant to Greenfield for parking-lot design
Summary
The committee amended Resolution 234 (2021) to reallocate an older trail grant so Saratoga Plan can use funds for engineering and design for a northern Graphite Range Community Forest parking lot; the change was presented as a way to close an old award and transfer ownership to the county if construction occurs.
The Saratoga County Trails and Open Space Committee voted to amend Resolution 234 (2021) and reallocate a 2021 trail grant for the Graphite Range Community Forest to cover engineering and design costs administered by Saratoga Plan and the town of Greenfield.
Staff said the original 2021 award covered parking-lot construction for a proposed northern gateway parcel but that the community forest was not yet open when the award was made. With parcel acquisition and ongoing planning-board review in Greenfield, staff proposed using the 2021 grant to pay for design and review now so the old grant can be closed. Staff said that, "when and if that parking lot's constructed, at that point in time, Saratoga County would take over ownership of the parcel from Saratoga Plan."
Committee members asked questions about the grant closeout and endorsed transferring the funds to design work to relieve the town of construction obligations. The motion to approve the transfer was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Staff said Saratoga Plan plans to assist the town highway department with constructing the lot if and when the town moves forward; the reallocation is intended to allow the county to close the long-pending 2021 grant award.
