CLEAN OHIO TRAILS FUND GRANTS
September 18, 2002
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| Ashtabula |
Ashtabula County Parks District |
$120,000 |
Western Reserve Greenway |
Construct three sections (totaling
approximately 7.7 miles) of a bike path in Austinburg, Morgan, Rome and
Orwell townships. |
| Athens |
City of Athens |
$160,000 |
East State Street Bike path |
Construct 9,400 linear feet of trail and
acquire 2,200 linear feet of right-of-way to extend the East State Street
Bikeway. |
| Butler |
Butler County Engineer's Office |
$275,000 |
Port Union-Gilmore Ponds Historic Canal Trail |
Construct approximately 1.55 miles of paved
bicycle and pedestrian pathways in West Chester. |
| Champaign/Clark |
Champaign County Commissioners |
$450,000 |
Simon Kenton Trail |
Construct 6.23 miles of trail along a railroad
right-of-way from Critter Court (in Springfield) to Woodburn Road in
Champaign County. |
| Clark |
City of Springfield |
$215,000 |
Buck Creek Scenic Trail |
Construct 3,900 linear feet of trail
connecting the existing terminus of the Buck Creek Trail through Old Reid
Park to Croft Road, including rehabilitation of the Pumphouse Road bridge. |
| Coshocton |
Coshocton City & County Park District |
$265,000 |
Ohio to Erie Trail - Panhandle Route |
Construct a seven-mile portion of the Ohio to
Erie Trail, Panhandle Route, that will connect Coshocton with the Village of
West Lafayette. |
| Cuyahoga |
Cleveland Metroparks |
$310,000 |
Cleveland's East-Side Towpath Connector |
Construct a 1.1 mile, ten-foot wide asphalt
towpath trail connector parallel to the Ohio & Erie Scenic Byway (East
49th Street, Washington Park Blvd). |
| Darke |
City of Greenville |
$180,000 |
Greenville Creek Trail |
Construct 5,200 linear feet of paved trail
along Greenville Creek from Alice Bish Park to Greenville City Park. |
| Franklin |
City of Columbus, Recreation & Parks
Department |
$420,000 |
Alum Creek Trail |
Construct a 2.5-mile trail along Alum Creek
connecting Casto Park and the Easton Soccer Complex. |
| Fulton |
City of Wauseon |
$200,000 |
Wabash Cannonball Trail |
Construct 4,000 linear feet of trail on the
abandoned rail line from Glenwood Street to County Road 13. |
| Greene |
Greene County Recreation, Parks & Cultural
Arts |
$420,000 |
Jamestown Connector |
Replace nine bridges along the Jamestown
Connector right-of-way. |
| Guernsey |
Community Development Corporation of Guernsey |
$20,000 |
The Great Guernsey Trail |
Acquire approximately 19 acres of abandoned
railroad land and easements in Cambridge. |
| Hamilton |
City of Cincinnati |
$230,000 |
Ohio River Trail - Corbin to Stanley |
Construct a 5,100 linear foot bike/hike trail
from Corbin Street to the intersection of Stanley and Kellogg Avenues. |
| Holmes |
Holmes County Rails to Trail Coalition |
$410,000 |
Holmes County Trail |
Construct a 10.1 mile paved trail and adjacent
10.1 mile crushed limestone trail for a combined bicycle/pedestrian and
horse drawn buggy trail from Millersburg to Fredericksburg. |
| Lucas |
Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area |
$65,000 |
Fallen Timbers All Purpose Trail |
Pave a 2,300-foot section of an abandoned road
linking Fallen Timbers Monument and a planned pedestrian bridge across U.S.
Route 24 to Fallen Timbers Battlefield and the Wabash Cannonball Trail. |
| Medina |
City of Medina |
$330,000 |
Roscoe Ewing Multipurpose Trail |
Construct 1.4 miles of 10 feet wide
multipurpose trail that will connect Roscoe Ewing and Jaycees Parks. |
| Meigs |
Village of Pomeroy |
$130,000 |
Riverfront Pedestrian Walkway |
Construct a six-foot wide, 7,500-foot walkway
from the village amphitheater to Waterworks Park. |
| Miami |
City of Piqua |
$350,000 |
Linear Park Trail |
Construct a ten-foot wide, 4.5-mile asphalt
path on the Miami & Erie towpath and Miami Conservancy District property
to complete a 13-mile loop and connection to the Johnston Farm. |
| Montgomery |
Five Rivers MetroParks |
$215,000 |
Wesleyan Connector Trail |
Construct a 1,650 foot trail and 185-foot
bridge that will connect Wesleyan Metropark to "Adventure Central"
and the McGee Bikeway. |
| Portage |
Portage Park District |
$250,000 |
Franklin Connector Trail |
Construct a 1.4 mile, ten-foot wide asphalt
multi-purpose trail on former railroad right-of-way, including refurbishing a
trestle bridge and installing a tunnel underneath a road. |
| Ross |
City of Chillicothe, Parks & Recreation
Department |
$350,000 |
Chillicothe Pedestrian Bikeway Corridor |
Acquire and develop approximately 7,500 linear
feet of a pedestrian/bikeway trail in Chillicothe to connect local trail
systems. |
| Summit |
City of Akron |
$500,000 |
Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Cascade Locks |
Extend existing Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath
Trail through historic Cascade Locks connecting downtown Akron. |
| Tuscarawas |
Camp Tuscazoar Foundation, Inc. |
$125,000 |
Zoarville Station Bridge |
Restoration of the Zoarville Station Bridge. |
| Wyandot |
City of Upper Sandusky |
$260,000 |
Tarhe Recreational Trail |
Construct 3.8 miles of paved trail that would
connect the Sandusky River Bikeway and Reservoir Park. |
| TOTAL CLEAN OHIO TRAILS GRANTS |
$6,250,000 |
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For further information about the Clean Ohio Trails
Grants program, contact:
Jane Beathard, Ohio Department of Natural Resources -
(614) 265-6860
or visit the ODNR Web Site at ohiodnr.com
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For detailed information about a specific trail
project, contact the grant recipient.
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AKRON (September 18, 2002) — Standing along the historic Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath, Governor Bob Taft today announced $6.25 million in Clean Ohio Trails Fund grants to 24 Ohio communities to improve and expand the state’s recreational trail system.