DHCD CONTRACT # 22-PW-01A
PROJECT NAME: Dick & Willie Passage Trail 6A Completion
PREPARED BY THE HENRY COUNTY DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, 276-634-2559, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MILL CREEK CREATIVE, LLC, 540-818-7414
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about September 26, 2023, the Office of the County Administrator for Henry County will submit a request for “POWER funds through the Appalachian Regional Commission administered through the Registered State Basic Agency (RSBA) Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development” to undertake a project known as the Dick & Willie Passage Trail 6A Completion for the purpose of completing a mile-long segment of the final 2.96-mile gap in the Dick & Willie Passage Trail segment. Phase 6A entails 10,742’ of new Dick & Willie Passage Trail segment and 1,461’ sidewalk connection This new trail section will extend from Dick & Willie Passage Trail Phase 5 (to the north) to the Spruce Street trailhead (to the south).
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
Henry County has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at the Office of Engineering, 3300 Kings Mountain Road, Martinsville, VA 24112 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on the project may submit written comments to the Office of Public Information at the Henry County Administration Building. All comments received by September 25, 2023, will be considered by the County Administrator prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Commentors should specify which part of this Notice they are addressing.