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MORE THAN $1,000,000 RECOMMENDED FOR
14 OHIO COMMUNITY TRAIL PROJECTS
Projects include creating new trails and improving others
COLUMBUS, OH - Fourteen community trail projects have been recommended to receive a total of $1,137,220 in grants from the federal Recreational Trails Program, by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The grants support a variety of projects to create new trails and enhance others.
“These grants will help to expand and improve the state’s growing network of recreational trails, offering a healthy array of outdoor experiences for Ohioans of every age and ability,” said ODNR Director Sam Speck.
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration and a portion of the federal gasoline tax support the Recreational Trails Program, which is administered in Ohio by ODNR. The department reviews local applications and recommends grant recipients for final federal approval. That approval is expected in the next several months.
The federal government provides up to 80 percent reimbursement for trail projects through each grant, while local project sponsors are responsible for the remaining amount.
Of the 46 applications received in February 2004, 14 were recommended to receive grants. Among the largest grants recommended are: $200,000 to the Medina County Park District in Medina County for construction of a paved trail, an expansion of the Buckeye Woods Park trail system; a combined $319,720 to U.S. Forest Service, benefiting Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio, for educational programming, trail restoration, and maintenance and upgrade of all-terrain vehicle and off-highway motorcycle trails; and $80,000 to the City of Troy in Miami County for construction of an asphalt trail and bridge over the Great Miami River.
More than 140 local trail projects across the state have received more than $8.8 million in federal funds through ODNR since the Recreational Trails Program began in 1993.
Below is a list of recommended recipients of 2004 Recreational Trails Project grants
| County |
Applicant |
Project |
Amount |
| Ashland |
Mohican State Park |
Lyons Falls Trails |
$5,000 |
| Athens |
Wayne National Forest |
Off-Road Vehicle Trail Maintenance Training - Education Workshop |
$24,000 |
| Geauga |
Geauga Park District |
Frohring Meadows Community Trail Development |
$70,000 |
| Greene |
Greene County Parks District |
Ellis Spur |
$50,000 |
| Hamilton |
City of Madeira |
McDonald Commons Trail: Phase I |
$100,000 |
| Hocking |
Wayne National Forest |
Monday Creek Long Ridge Off-Highway Vehicle Trail Maintenance/Restroom Replacement |
$179,000 |
| Holmes |
Holmes County Rails to Trails Coalition |
Holmes County Trail |
$34,500 |
| Lawrence |
Wayne National Forest |
Hanging Rock Off-Highway Vehicle Trail Maintenance |
$116,720 |
| Logan |
Indian Lake State Park |
Oldfield Island Trail |
$80,000 |
| Medina |
Medina County Park District |
Chippewa North Trail |
$200,000 |
| Miami |
City of Troy |
Treasure Island Trail Extension |
$80,000 |
| Monroe |
Village of Woodsfield |
Airport Road Walkway |
$70,000 |
| Montgomery |
Jackson Township |
Farmersville/Jackson Township Park Connector |
$100,000 |
| Warren |
Village of Morrow |
Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail Parking Area |
$28,000 |
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TOTAL $1,137,220
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