Easton town officials have asked state legislators to consider a number of capital funding requests, including an ambitious initiative aimed at connecting town residents east of Route 50 to Easton’s core. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports town leaders met with three local lawmakers — Sen. Johnny Mautz and Dels. Chris Adams and Tom Hutchinson. They spent part of a Thursday morning breakfast session discussing a potential expansion of Easton’s Rails to Trails system. A long-term expansion project amounting to $20 million includes a nearly $10 million pedestrian bridge, which would be placed at the Dutchmans Lane and Route 50 intersection.