Another community has latched on to trying to get money from President Obama’s upcoming stimulus package. This time, according to WEEK-TV, the Route 66 town of Chenoa, Ill., is making a pitch:
And community leaders in Chenoa say they also are requesting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus funds in order to build a bike trial on Old Route 66.
“We’d like to get that finished off to provide a mechanism for people to walk on to ride bicycles in Chenoa and you know it’s going to bring some jobs to the community also if we get the construction started”, said Chenoa Mayor Walter Hetman.