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Resolution introduced by the Planning and Community Resources Committee to authorize application for funding from the United States Department of Transportations FY2026 BUILD Grant Program to advance buildout of the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail
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WHEREAS, a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $1.5 billion has been issued to solicit applications for projects to be funded under the Local and Regional Project Assistance Program, also known as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program; and
WHEREAS, BUILD is one of the few DOT discretionary programs for which regional and local governments can directly compete for multimodal transportation funding, supporting projects such as rail trails; and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Division of Planning and Community Development is pursuing implementation of the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail Feasibility study which details plans for connecting the existing, locally-oriented sections of developed rail trail in Sullivan County into a regionally-scaled facility, eventually linking 11 hamlet and village centers on the main line, and a spur that would connect the trail with the Metro-North commuter rail line in Port Jervis; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Planning and Community Development, working in conjunction with trail municipalities and organization partners, has identified an immediate need for FY2026 BUILD grant funding to support the design and build the inter-municipal trail connections, as well as for design and engineering of those trail elements where the right of way is currently...
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