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County to partner with G2G on cycling funding app
Huron County has again come to
the aid of the Goderich-to-Guelph
(G2G) Rail Trail, supporting its bid
for funding as part of the Ontario
Municipal Cycling Infrastructure
Program.
Paul VanderMolen and Chris Lee
of G2G Inc. spoke to council about
the funding opportunity at council’s
Nov. 18 committee of the whole
meeting. The funding is being
provided to cycle-friendly projects
through #CycleOn: Ontario’s
Cycling Strategy – and one of the
G2G’s key stakeholder groups has
always been cyclists.
G2G Inc. submitted an application
earlier this year and was approved to
go to the next stage of the process,
being shortlisted for funds. The
deadline to submit a full application,
however, is Nov. 27, so council had
to make a quick decision, because its
next meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The entire fund consists of $10
million and municipalities are
eligible to apply for funding for up
to 50 per cent of the total cost of a
cycling infrastructure program to a
maximum amount of $325,000. The
funding, if the G2G Trail is
approved, will be provided
sometime between April 1, 2016 and
March 31, 2018.
Dr. Grant Dawson, the Director of
Grants for G2G Inc., also spoke to
the application, saying that Huron
County would have to officially
serve as the applicant for the funds,
with G2G Inc. being a partner.
He said that with the county acting
on behalf of G2G Inc. the funding,
should the trail be awarded it, would
then flow through the county.
Chief Administrative Officer
Brenda Orchard said that technically
the county would be taking on some
liability, because if G2G Inc.
couldn’t come up with its half of the
funding, the county would be on the
hook for $70,000, but that it wasn’t a
serious concern for her.
VanderMolen, however, clarified,
saying that with Regional Tourism
Organization 4 (RTO 4) providing
$35,000 of funding to the trail, the
county would only be fronting
$35,000, which the company would
then reimburse.
Warden Paul Gowing said he felt it
was very important for the county to
continue to serve as a partner with
the trail, especially after the previous
week’s motion, which stated that the
county re-affirmed its support of the
trail going forward.
He said that G2G Inc. has been
working hard to provide an asset for
Huron County, so council should do
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