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Residents urge halt to Gans Creek mountain bike trail construction, cite erosion and trail‑building methods
Summary
Multiple residents urged Columbia officials to stop a trail construction effort in the Gans Creek Recreation Area, saying heavy machinery is producing a roadway‑scale trail bed (7–12 feet wide) that will cause erosion, harm habitat and be unsafe for some users.
Several residents spoke during general comments to warn city officials and the public about trail construction in the Gans Creek Recreation Area.
Christine Doer said she visited the site and found machinery creating a wide, road‑like bed rather than a narrow single‑track trail. She measured parts of the completed trailbed at up to 7–12 feet wide and said soil was being cut into a near‑90‑degree bank and pushed into…
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