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Rock Island Trail Gets Option To Raise Money, But No State Funds
A bill before Gov. Mike Parson would set up a fund to accept donations and grants to develop the 144-mile former Rock Island rail line as a recreational trail.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources would manage the fund, but there will be no state money committed to the project.
Greg Harris, executive director of the Missouri Rock Island Trail, Inc. advocacy group, said even without state dollars, the fund is important.
“It sends a message to everyone that this is what the state wants,” Harris said.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/rock-island-trail-gets-option-raise-money-no-state-funds