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Call For Comments!
A small group of community partners and public land owners have been meeting over the course of two years with assistance from the National Park Service River and Trails program to create a concept plan for connecting local and regional trails to the Yakima Canyon. The Committee is now seeking comments on this Draft Concept Plan. We hope you will review the draft plan and share your thoughts and comments with us.
An approximately ten mile long route is proposed. It takes advantage of publicly owned parcels, as well as a trail section with cooperating private landowners. Eight distinct trail segments are recommended for connecting the north and south anchor points—John Wayne Pioneer Trail at Faust Road and Helen McCabe State Park, respectively-- with several local, regional and state recreation sites along the route. The City-to-Canyon Trails network will also provide a direct link to Ellensburg neighborhoods, the Central Business District, the Central Washington University campus, the John Wayne Pioneer Trailhead north of the County fairgrounds via the River to Rodeo Trail connection at Rotary Park, and to the John Wayne Pioneer Trailhead near Faust Road via the West Interchange retail area and neighborhoods.
The Draft Plan is available at http://www.shapeupkc.org/ and at http://www.ci.ellensburg.wa.us/. Copies are also available from Sarah Bedsaul, Shape Up Kittitas County, 962-7680, sarahb@co.kittitas.wa.us, or Brad Case, City of Ellensburg Parks and Recreation, 925-8639, caseb@cityofellensburg.org. Comments and questions may be directed to either Sarah or Brad.
An open house is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, 2009, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at City Hall 501 N. Anderson, Ellensburg. This is an opportunity to drop in and see the proposed route and talk to committee members about the trails plan. There will also be displays of sections of the draft plan placed in City and County properties with comment cards.
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