VENTURA : Funding for River Trail on Agenda
The Ventura City Council will consider approving an application tonight for $750,000 in state grant money to help pay for building the Ventura River Trail, which would unite two bicycle paths into the largest continuous bike trail in Ventura County.
The trail would connect the state’s 5-mile Omer Rains Trail along the Ventura coastline with the county’s 9.5-mile Ojai Valley Trail at Foster Park. The trail would allow bicyclists, equestrians and pedestrians to go from the Pacific Ocean into the Ojai mountains without ever having to compete with automobile traffic.
The project will cost about $2.6 million, according to a city report. The council has committed $500,000 from city funds for the project, and city staff members are seeking state and federal grants to help pay for it, said Barbara Harison, director of parks and recreation.
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