Crosstown trail

The Shelton City Council on Sept. 3 gave preliminary approval to accepting a $200,000 grant from the state Department of Commerce for construction and design on the city's 2.5-mile crosstown trail.

At the same meeting, the council gave preliminary approval to accepting a $275,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation for construction design for phase 2 of the project, from Kneeland Park to the Oakland Bay Marina.

Both measures can pass with a vote by the council at its meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Shelton Civic Center.

Phase 1 would be a pathway from the western boundary of the...