A commissioner update at the Aug. 20 Newcastle Community Activities Commission meeting reported recent trail repairs and hazard mitigation on the Terrace Trail, a local route that connects to Cougar Mountain and nearby trail loops.

Why it matters: Trails maintenance affects resident recreation and safety on Newcastle’s publicly used trail system.

Commissioner Allison Lee reported Newcastle Trails has been repairing trails and considering renaming in some places. Lee described a specific Terrace Trail repair: a staircase by a large boulder that had been identified as a hazard was rebuilt to create a safer route up the Terrace Trail. Lee said the staircase reconstruction was completed by an individual who undertook the work and that the trail provides a loop option to Cougar Mountain or the Crosstown Veil back into Newcastle.

Discussion vs. action: The item was a commissioner report of recent trail work; no formal commission vote or directive was recorded on trail naming or additional maintenance at this meeting.

Next steps: Commissioner Lee said she planned to call into the trail group’s board meeting and that the commission would include trail updates on upcoming agendas.