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Oct
10
Written by:
news editor
Friday, October 10, 2008
10/09/08 ODNR Division of Real Estate and Land Management will provide grant funding to eight organizations that will develop and improve trails.
ODNR APPROVES GRANTS TO FUND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS
COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Real Estate and Land Management will provide grant funding to eight organizations that will develop and improve trails throughout the state.
ODNR has approved projects totaling $931,940 for FY 2008 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Non-Motorized Grants. All of the projects are associated with a regional or statewide trail system including the Ohio to Erie Trail, Great Miami River Bikeway and the Kokosing Gap Trail. The funds will be used to develop 1.8 miles of new trail, seal 6.5 miles of existing trail, improve three bridges and develop a tunnel.
| County |
Applicant |
Project |
Total Project Cost |
Amount of RTP Grant |
| Ashtabula |
Parks & Recreation, Geneva State Park |
Snow mobile trail - construct a new bridge and multi-purpose trail. Trail will be approximately 7,884 linear feet long and 8 feet wide |
$150,000 |
$105,500 |
| Delaware |
Galena |
Kane's Crossing Bridge - improvements to a 160' railroad bridge in Galena to extend the Ohio to Erie Trail to existing northern segment |
$198,000 |
$148,000 |
| Delaware |
Orange Township |
Orange Road East Bike Path - construction of approximately 1 mile of multi-use trail; part of MORPC Master Plan to link to regional system |
$252,500 |
$126,250 |
| Holmes |
Holmes Co. Park District |
Holmes Co. Trail - construction of 260' lighted tunnel and 740' asphalt trail with adjoining chip and seal trail for horses. Will provide entry to Mohican Valley Trail w/connection to Kokosing Gap Trail |
$1,225,894 |
$114,000 |
| Knox |
Knox Co. Commissioners |
Heart of Ohio Trail - improvements to two existing steel girder bridges (56' and 104') on Knox county section of the Ohio to Erie Trail |
$220,000 |
$150,000 |
| Madison |
Madison County Park District |
Prairie Grass Trail - maintenance of 6.5 miles of the Ohio to Erie Trail by seal coating |
$30,831 |
$18,190 |
| Miami |
Tipp City |
Tipp City Segment of Great Miami River Bikeway - completion of 900' northern segment and 2,700' southern segment of Great Miami River Bikeway |
$280,000 |
$150,000 |
| Trumbull |
Warren |
Warren Greenway Bike Trail Phase I - construction of 1.25 miles of trail to connect to future section of Western Reserve Greenway and Great Ohio Lake to River Greenway |
$600,000 |
$120,000 |
Total $931,940.00
"We want to help Ohioans maximize their enjoyment in the outdoors, and we can do that by funding important trail projects," said ODNR Director Sean Logan. "These projects will create and maintain safe, accessible recreation areas that citizens value."
Due to limited funding available for non-motorized recreation, a $150,000 ceiling was established for individual awards.
RTP is sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and aims to expand the statewide network of trails by supporting local communities' planning, development and maintenance of local trail facilities.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Real Estate and Land Management provides natural resources based services and solutions to ODNR and other state agencies, local units of government, and the citizens of Ohio.
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For more information, contact
D'Juan Hammonds, Real Estate and Land Management Policy Coordinator
(614) 265-6417
Beth Ruth, Media Relations
(614) 268-6860
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