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| Recreation Path Project and Committee |
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| The Recreation Path is a grant funded project that will
extend the existing sidewalk system from the Post Office at Commerce Street and Mechanicsville Road to the
Carpenter-Carse Library at Ballards Corner Road and Route 116 following a road alignment along the Mechanicsville
and CVU Roads. The recreation path final plans were approved by the State, and Right of Way (ROW) plans have been submitted to the State. The economic down turn lead the State to cut staff leaving few resources to review the ROW plans for Hinesburg’s project. In November, the Town learned that there is no one available to review the plans. Until the State approves the ROW plans, the Town cannot have those documents signed by the property owners. Until the ROW documents are signed by the property owners, the Town cannot request quotes from contractors to bid on the project. The Town and State project managers are pushing for assistance from the reviewers, but as of this writing, the reviewers have taken no action. The Town’s engineering firm for the project is proceeding to create construction plans, but if the project is to be constructed this year, bids will have to be received by spring. The chances of building the path in 2009 are getting slim. At the end of 2007, the estimated cost to complete the project was $1.67 million dollars. The Town is responsible for 10% of this cost or $167,000. We have $117,000 in reserve funds and need to raise $50,000 more from taxes. This year’s budget reflects a request for $50,000 for the recreation path that should be all the tax dollars needed to complete the project. I would like to thank the Building and Facilities director Rocky Martin for taking the lead on this project and pushing the State and engineers along. Rocky’s efforts are the main reason that the project has progressed as far as it has in 2008. Jonathan Trefry, Chair January 2009 |
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Committee Members |
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| Rocky Martin | |
| Andrea Morgante | |
| Johathan Trefry, Chair | |
| Jeanne Kundell Wilson | |
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