County Democrats seek bike trail funds

County Legislator Gary Hughes worked with the Capital District Transportation Committee on a proposal for a $1.5 million allocation of stimulus funding to complete the Schenectady County Bike trail. This important project is part of Schenectady County Democrats' efforts to work on quality of life issues. Many prospective homeowners, and even some corporations, target communities based on quality of life improvements. The bike trail is one of the great assets that Schenectady County has in selling itself and this project will help enhance that. When completed, the trail will now run from the Montgomery County line to the Albany County line, allowing access from many communities within the county. This project is in addition to the $628,000 grant County Democrats obtained for an urban bikeway between two city parks with the Mohawk Hudson Bike-Hike Trail.
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Read the Daily Gazette's Editorial praising County Democrats' efforts.