The City Of Rhinelander is going to try again to get some state money to extend a bike trail, or possibly another project.
At this week's city council meeting, Parks, Buildings and Grounds Director Jeremy Biolo said the city failed in an earlier attempt to get a Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Grant to extend a bike trail. An earlier grant built a portion of the trail along West Kemp Street to the Chamber of Commerce building. Biolo told the council if successful, the trail would be extended to the west toward Highway 47...
"...We were going to continue it from the chamber trail toward where the roundabout(hwys. 47 & 8) is going to be and wrap around Rhinelander. If that doesn't work, we may be looking at something by Heal Creek and make a one-mile paved path through the woods for handicapped accessible(persons) and elderly walking in the woods. If that would apply for something like this..."
The city has set aside $135,000 as matching money for a grant. When a previous request was denied, that money is still waiting to be applied as a match to a Stewardship grant.
Biolo said he will check with DNR officials and others to see what can be improved from the earlier request to help get the grant request approved. The due date for grant submission is May 1.
The common council approved re-applying for the grant.
