Item:
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Suspend the Rules and Authorize the Chair to Sign the Certification and Approval Form for the Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail Great Trails State Program Grant Application (5min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: November 4, 2024
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to suspend the rules and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification and Approval Form for the Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail Great Trails State Program grant application.
The Durham County Transportation Department with colleagues at the East Coast Greenway Alliance (ECGA) is developing an application for the NC Division of Parks and Recreation Great Trails State Program. This application will request state funding to acquire land for the Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail Corridor. The trail corridor aligns with an 18-mile-long non-active rail corridor that passes from the City of Durham through Bahama and Rougemont. The 18-mile Durham County portion of the corridor connects with the 8-mile Person County segment, which extends to the City of Roxboro.
Transportation requests that the Board of County Commissioners suspend the rules to allow this application to be submitted before the November 12 deadline.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This action item aligns with Goal RL 2 - Enhance Access to Different Types of Transportation in the Region.
Resource Persons: Ellen Beckmann, Transportation Director
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board suspend the rules and authorize the Chair to sign the Certification and Approval Form for the Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail Great Trails State Program Grant Application.
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County Manager: ____________________________