23-04-2025
The Agenda: Money for trails
Here are a few highlights for tonight's city council meeting you trail users especially should know.
🚧 Applying for a $500,000 Arkansas Department of Transportation grant for construction that would extend the Arkansas Missouri Trail from Southeast Moberly Lane to connect to Eighth Street and the new Walmart campus. The city would match $134,000.
💧 Amending the contract with Hawkin-Weir Engineers, increasing by about $2.64 million to a total of about $9.14 million for improvements to the Bentonville Water Resource Recover Facility.
Springdale will vote on:
🚲 Expressing the willingness of the city to use $500,000 in federal aid to help pay for work at the Pride of Springdale Trail from South 48th Street to Gene George Boulevard geared toward making it more bicycle-friendly. The city would contribute $125,000.
💰 Similarly, expressing the willingness of the city to use $116,800 in federal aid for the Thunderchicken Trail Rehabilitation project, including reconstruction of the mountain bike trail treads at Thunderchicken Park, wooden trail features, rock replacement and installation of culverts. The city would match $29,200.
