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Council OKs $12,500 match for feasibility study to extend trail beyond Amsterdam
Summary
Council authorized a $12,500 city contribution as part of a roughly $60,000 feasibility study to explore extending the local trail beyond Amsterdam; the county and other partners are listed as contributors and the county will manage the funds.
The Common Council authorized a $12,500 contribution from the city to help fund a feasibility study—estimated at about $60,000—to evaluate extending a local trail beyond Amsterdam into neighboring areas. A council member described partners including county government and a community group (as read into the record) and said the county will manage the study funds.
The resolution directs the city controller to make necessary budgetary modifications to effectuate the contribution. The council discussed grant applications and partner funding shares; the transcript records that the county and local 'friends of' group along with the city planned to cover the study cost.
The item passed on the consent agenda. Staff noted the study would help determine a trailhead location and the broader routing for the extension.
