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City, developer and neighbors negotiate Mount Gilead–Roanoke trail easements; council set 18‑month escrow condition
Summary
Parks staff told the Keller Park & Recreation Board that construction on the Mount Gilead–Roanoke trail segment is scheduled to begin Aug. 11, but the full trail alignment depends on acquiring easements and developer cooperation.
Parks staff told the board the Mount Gilead–Roanoke connection is scheduled to begin construction Aug. 11 and is expected to take about nine months, but the larger trail alignment is contingent on easements and developer decisions.
“Construction beginning August 11, and that being a 9 month project,” a parks staff member said during the July 3 meeting. Staff and board members discussed how the sale of property to Landscape Systems and a development north of the creek altered the original plan, requiring either a multimillion‑dollar bridge to cross the creek or an alternative alignment on the south side of the creek.
Council guidance and escrow: a…
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