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CIP Ordinance Updates for Morgan Creek Greenway and South Greensboro Street Sidewalk
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to amend the Capital Project Ordinances for the Morgan Creek Greenway and South Greensboro Street Sidewalk to reflect the reallocation of Orange County Transit funds and the allocation of STBGDA-CRRSAA funds
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DEPARTMENT: Planning & Finance
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Arche McAdoo, 919-918-7439, amacadoo@townofcarrboro.org; Cary McNallan, 919-918-7301, cmcnallan@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: At the November 17, 2020 Town Council meeting, staff provided an update on the Morgan Creek Greenway (TIP # EL-4828A) regarding an option to pursue the original greenway alignment, and noted that a source for additional funds would be need to be identified (Town of Carrboro - Meeting of Town Council on 11/17/2020 at 7:00 PM (legistar.com)). Staff subsequently submitted a request for additional Orange County Transit funds to cover the additional costs associated with the redesign. GoTriangle has been closely monitoring the transit tax revenues during the last year, and while revenues are beginning to pick up, GoTriangle staff and the Orange County Transit Plan Staff Working Group are not yet ready to recommend new expenditures. In an effort to allow for the Morgan Creek Greenway project to move forward, the Town has requested that $175,000 of Orange County Transit funds earmarked for the South Greensboro Street Sidewalk project (TIP # C-5650) be reallocated to the Morgan Creek Greenway. This would cover the redesign costs and associated permitting so that the Town could prepared updated bid documents and advertise the greenway project for construction. The existing allocation of $199,800 of transit funds intended to be used toward the local match for the construction of the Morgan Creek Greenway would n...
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