October 24, 2019
Board of
Commissioners
Commissioners approve funding and bid award for Panola Mountain Greenway Trail PATH
Regular Meetings November 5th, 9:00 a.m. November 19th, 6:30 p.m.
Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Charter Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Henry County is a big step closer to moving forward with construction of the Panola Mountain Greenway Trail PATH. The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved an award bid for the trail at the October 15 Commission meeting. The bid was awarded to Lewallen Construction in the amount of $2,724, 673.91 to construct and provide walking trails in District 5. The Board approved funding for phase one of the Panola Mountain Greenway Trail at the October 1 Commission meeting where both Henry County Manager Cheri Hobson-Matthews and District V Commissioner Bruce Holmes lauded staff and Henry County DOT Civil Engineer David Simmons for their contributions. “Thank you for all your efforts David, this is a project that we have been working on for years,” said Holmes at the earlier meeting. Holmes further stated his vision for the trail. “This could be the beginning of a county-wide trail network where people from Locust Grove will be able to travel by bike to the Panola Mountain Trail,” said Holmes. “I think eventually that it will connect into the Beltline. There could be a trail network from Henry County into to the city of Atlanta and possibly to a trail that connects to the Silver Comet Trail that goes all the way to the Alabama state line.” The county will receive more than $2.7 million in federal funding for this project and will provide a 20 percent match in the amount of $544,935. Funding was made possible through a Transportation Enhancement Grant and a Transportation Alternatives Program Grant.
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