Greenwich RTM To Consider Funds For Multi-Use Trail With Stamford
GREENWICH, CT — The Greenwich Representative Town Meeting is scheduled to consider $338,000 for planning and design work on a 2.5-mile multi-use trail that would stretch from Binney Park in Old Greenwich up to Boccuzzi Park in southwest Stamford.
The town’s legislative body will gather for its monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m., at Central Middle School in Greenwich. The meeting will be broadcast via Greenwich Community Television and Zoom.
Up to 80 percent of the $338,000 — or $270,400 — will be reimbursed through a grant from the state’s Recreational Trails Program.
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The remaining money — $67,600 — would be split between Greenwich and Stamford based on the portion of the route in each municipality, according to documents submitted as part of the RTM call.
The estimated cost for Greenwich would be approximately $49,500 since the town would hold 1.9 miles of the trail. Stamford would contribute $18,200.
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Should the RTM approve the funds, Greenwich will host public meetings during the design phase of the project to help identify the most suitable location for the trail based on community feedback, a webpage for the project states.
Greenwich DPW anticipates the planning and design phase for the path to last approximately 12 to 18 months, taking place throughout 2024 and finishing in the first half of 2025, RTM documents state.
Gov. Ned Lamont came to Greenwich this past May to highlight the grant money for the project. He was joined by First Selectman Fred Camillo, Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons and other elected officials.
The grant money was part of an overall $9 million package to plan, build, expand and improve a total of 50 multi-use trails across Connecticut.
“We’re one state, and paths like this just remind us that Stamford and Greenwich are one region, and together as one state we work together,” Lamont said at the time. “I’m proud of what this means. This is the first of probably 100 different trails we’re going to continue to build, and what we’re doing along old railways, what we’re doing along old canals, opening up the state and making sure that everybody from every single zip code has access to what makes this state so beautiful.”
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