Butler-Freeport trail gets $750K
Chris Ziegler’s worries about storms washing away parts of the Butler-Freeport Community Trail have been assuaged, as a large grant recently received by Buffalo Township will repair the vulnerable banks on Bear Creek.
Ziegler, the longtime trail manager, was thrilled to announce Monday that Buffalo Township has received $750,000 in funding from the state Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside program.
The entire amount will be used to reinforce banks along the trail in problem areas, where the swollen creek can rise to the trail surface and damage it or wash it away completely.
Ziegler said an emergency repair a few years ago to replace the trail after a heavy rainstorm cost $80,000.
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