Narrative of Resolution:
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Enter into an Agreement with the Town of Fallsburg for Capital work on the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail.
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Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $275,000
Are funds already budgeted? Yes
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF FALLSBURG FOR CAPITAL WORK ON THE SULLIVAN O&W RAIL TRAIL
WHEREAS, completing the development of the Sullivan O&W Rail trail (the "Trail") has been identified as a priority of the Sullivan County ("County"); and
WHEREAS, the County successfully obtained a grant from New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation to conduct a feasibility study for the completion of the Trail; and
WHEREAS, the feasibility study was completed in 2019, with the participation of the Town of Fallsburg ("Town"); and
WHEREAS, the Neversink Crossing project ("Project") was identified as a priority project as a connector of two existing trails creating a trail of regional significance; and
WHEREAS, the Town and the County worked together to finalize the engineering for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Town, as owner of the Neversink Crossing section of trail, will be overseeing the letting and construction of the project; and
WHEREAS, the County successfully requested funding through the Friends of the Upper Delaware River to advance the Neversink Crossing project in the amount of $100,000; and
WHEREAS, the County passed Resolution 385-24 to allocate $550,000 for the construction phase, of which $275,000 has already been committed as the matching funds required for a federal grant secured by the County to fund the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Legislature wishes t...
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