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Local bike‑ped group asks Madison County to embed multi‑use trails in comprehensive plan
Summary
A newly formed Madison County bike‑ped group told the fiscal court it can help identify funding and easements for multi‑use trails and asked to be included in the county's upcoming comprehensive plan update.
At the March 25, 2025 meeting of the Madison County Fiscal Court, a group advocating for multi‑use trails urged county leaders to include active‑transportation planning in the county's upcoming comprehensive plan update.
The group — which formed in January 2024 and calls itself the Rhiney Bee — told the court it has bylaws and a board and that it wants to serve as a local partner to identify funding, easements and maintenance support for trails linking towns, parks and historic sites across the county. Beth Jenkins, a retired board member and presenter, said the group includes a county representative appointed by Judge Reagan Taylor and representatives from the city of Richmond.
"We've got bylaws. We've got a board," Jenkins said, describing the group's structure and its offer to be a local resource for trail development. She said the group has met with…
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