Glasgow City Administrator April Russell speaks to city council members about various grants the city is applying for.
By GAGE WILSON
for Glasgow News 1
Glasgow City Administrator April Russell plans to apply for a federal grant to construct a multi-use path.
Russell was authorized to pursue the federal Surface Transportation Block Grant during the Jan. 29 special-called Glasgow City Council meeting. The grant will help fund the construction of a proposed multi-use path along Scottie Drive that spans about 5,600 feet from Glenview Drive to Columbia Avenue, on the Glasgow High School side.
The multi-use path would be built wider than a traditional sidewalk to accommodate cyclists, Russell said, and will be set back roughly a foot from pavement. There will also be built-in entrances that allow cars to park in the vacant lot for sports games, Russell said.
Mayor Henry Royse compared it to the Trojan Trail project.
City Attorney Rich Alexander said the total project cost would be $781,994.78, but as this was an 80-20 grant — meaning the federal grant would cover 80 percent — Glasgow would pay $149,039 while the federal government would pay $596,156. Russell said that the city’s 20 percent will be in next year’s budget “because these projects take many years.”
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