By Gail Perry
The Chattanoogan
Vice Mayor Marc Gravitt said that the city’s grant writers have done an excellent job in procuring state money for East Ridge. He said that so far this year, the city has received $1.3 million in grants.
One that has been awarded to East Ridge is a TDOT Multimodal Access Grant in the amount of $949,833 from the state, which must be matched by $47,491 from East Ridge. Thursday night the council voted to authorize the mayor to execute a contract with Southeast Tennessee Development District, which will provide professional grant administration services for this grant. This money will be used for installation of a half mile, 10-foot wide multi-use path on the north side of Ringgold Road, and a five-foot sidewalk on the south side, along with median improvements.
The council voted in favor of the application and acceptance of the Transportation Alternatives grant from TDOT. To receive this, the city will put in $130,000 in order to receive the $520,000 grant match for a total of $650,000. The city’s share will be taken from the State Street Aid fund and will be used for phase two of a multi-purpose path along Ringgold Road.
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