he Sheldon Recreation Trails Board is in a position few find themselves in during the current economic climate.
The board has more money to spend than it originally thought after the bids came in for the upcoming Sheldon Crossroads Park trail project. The low bid of $384,618.45 will allow the board to save more than $200,000.
For more than a year, the board has been trying to raise about $300,000, whether it was through the community or by applying for grants. The board already had pledged $300,000 toward the Crossroads trail in December 2020, so the other $300,000 would get the board to $600,000, which it thought was the estimated cost of the trail.