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Commissioner Grant - Public Works - To Accept a Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant and Appropriate the Necessary Funds for Expenditure Purposes (Sidewalk to Connect the Lowell Sidewalk Network to George Poston Park - Federal $334,379; Local $83,595 - No Additional County Funds Required)
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STAFF CONTACT
Ray Maxwell, PE - Public Works Director - 704-862-7551
BUDGET IMPACT
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Federal/State Funding: $334,379, Local Match $83,595 (No Additional County Funds Required)
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
No Impact
BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Planning Departments worked together to develop and submit three (3) applications for grant funding opportunities through the Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program. Previous authorization to submit the three applications was approved via Board Actions 2011-319 and 2015-035. The projects include:
1. A nature trail from Dallas Park to Gastonia Technology Parkway (STIP# C-5606E)
2. A sidewalk to connect the Lowell sidewalk network to George Poston Park
3. A nature trail from Gastonia Technology Parkway to Rankin Lake
Board Action 2016-027 was approved in January 2016 accepting grant funds from NCDOT for the nature trail from Dallas Park to Gastonia Technology Park (STIP# C-5606E), authorizing the County Manager or his designee to execute said documents and appropriating the necessary funds for expenditure purposes.
Approval of this Board Action accepts the grant award for STIP# C-5606J providing funding for the construction of a sidewalk along Main Street/Lowell Spencer Mountain Road from existing sidewalk at the Lowell Municipal Limits to the entrance of George Poston Park. Additionally, approval of the Board Action authorizes the County Manager or his designee to execute said documents on behalf of Gaston County, and appropriates funding for expenditure purposes. The attached Budget Change Request moves funding into specific ac...
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