By April, the City Commission was told that direct appropriations, including the city's Rails to Trails funding, had been removed from the bill amid developments in Washington.
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Cornelia loses federal funding earmarked for Rails to Trails project
A federal appropriation the city was counting on to help pay for the Rails to Trails project was stripped from the federal budget bill, city officials say.
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April 1, 2025: Loss of federal funding for Rails to Trails Project
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What this means now
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The Cornelia Downtown Development Authority was told in February that money expected from Senator Warnock's office for the Rails to Trails project had been frozen, with no guarantee the city would still receive it.
The city manager reported in March that the city had requested federal funding for the project's cost the previous year and that the money had been placed in a federal budget bill.
By April, the City Commission was told that direct appropriations, including the city's Rails to Trails funding, had been removed from the bill amid developments in Washington.
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mentionedunknownLoss of federal funding for Rails to Trails Project
with everything going on in Washington a lot
of direct appropriations were taken out of the bill. Our funding was one of
these
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Loss of federal funding for Rails to Trails Project
with everything going on in Washington a lot of direct appropriations were taken out of the bill. Our funding was one of these
mentionedunknownRails to Trails Project federal funding request
We submitted a request for funding for the cost of this project last year and the money was placed in the federal budget bill.
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Rails to Trails Project federal funding request
We submitted a request for funding for the cost of this project last year and the money was placed in the federal budget bill.
DiscusseddiscussedRails to Trails project funding from Senator Warnock frozen
The money we were supposed to get from senator Warnock for “Rails
to Trails” has been frozen, so there is no guarantee we’ll get it
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Rails to Trails project funding from Senator Warnock frozen
The money we were supposed to get from senator Warnock for “Rails to Trails” has been frozen, so there is no guarantee we’ll get it
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