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M-72 East Trail seeks $80,000 after funding cut; project team asks county to apply for grants
Summary
A presenter told the board the M-72 East Trail project is short $80,000 after a cut from a $5.2 million budget and requested county support — including possible financial contribution and acting as grant applicant — to keep the project moving forward.
At the Nov. 20 meeting Duncan Gray delivered the M-72 East Trail Development presentation and said the project is facing a local funding shortfall.
Gray told commissioners that the "main issue is the $80,000.00 in funding that was cut from the $5.2 million project to keep it moving forward," and asked the board for continued support, possible financial contributions to make up the missing funding and for the county to serve as the applicant on some grant applications. He said he believed the deadline for that funding was March 2026.
Board members asked whether townships or the city had contributed and discussed possible sources, including Youth Services Fund and the Youth Boosters. Sheriff Ryan Swope said the county typically prefers matching funds when contributing and referenced possible contributions from local youth-focused funds.
No formal county funding commitment was recorded at the meeting; the presentation generated follow-up questions about potential township contributions and grant timelines.
