Among the gaming grants approved at their April 15 meeting, Dauphin County
Commissioners approved a grant of $75,000 to the Capital Area Greenbelt Association (CAGA)
for the acquisition of a 1.3-acre tract and a 0.4-acre right-of-way from Pennsy Supply to
relocate the Greenbelt trail in South Harrisburg.

The relocation of the trail was necessitated by the closure in 2023 of the section of the
Greenbelt that took users along the riverfront south of the PennDOT building, on private land
that is being redeveloped as housing for veterans, homeless, and critical needs first responders.
The grant will allow the Greenbelt Association to establish a new trail that will take
users from the riverfront, up Sycamore Street, then looping under Sycamore Street to a
proposed trail that will follow former 9 th Street, adjacent to the Amiracle Village property,
where the trail will rejoin the historic trail route parallel to Cameron Street.
CAGA President Doug Hill both thanked and praised the Commissioners for their support
of the property acquisition. “The grant is important funding in our effort to Buckle the Belt,
providing a permanent, safe, and attractive alternative to the detour Greenbelt users now face
in mixing with traffic on heavily travelled Cameron Street.” Hill says CAGA has spent many
months working with city, county, and state officials to develop a safer alternative for
Greenbelt users.

The proposed rerouting won’t be accomplished until at least 2027. Until then, Greenbelt
users are asked to follow the temporary detours caused by both the closing of the original trail
and the ongoing Cameron Street construction relating to the widening of Interstate 83.