[CPEO-BIF] Rails to Trails, Milton, Delaware

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Rails to Trails on track

By Andrew Ostroski
Bethany Beach Wave (DE)
March 19, 2009


MILTON -- The Rails to Trails project is still progressing despite a 
lack of state dollars, officials said.
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At a recent meeting, town officials discussed portions of the project, 
which aims to convert a former railroad bed into walking and biking trails.

The project has been in the works since 2004, with supporters raising 
more than $350,000 in funds to support it. The town has also been 
relying heavily on state funds for Phase 2 of the project, located 
between Federal and Lavinia streets.

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Clean-up work for the abandoned railroad bed is slated to continue over 
the coming months to remove soil contaminated by oil from locomotives. A 
start date for the construction of Phase 2 has not yet been set.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090319/DCP01/903190340

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org




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