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Salt Lake City plans multi-step process to address Foothills trail controversies; working group and interagency agreement planned
Summary
City staff outlined a three-part plan to address the paused Foothills trail work: a small-area planning effort with consultants for the Upper Avenues and Twin Peaks, a Foothill management agreement among five landowners, and establishment of a foothills stakeholder working group to guide trail alignments, decommissioning and restoration.
Salt Lake City staff told council members they will pursue a three-part process this summer and fall to resolve long-running disputes over Foothills trail management and a 2021 construction pause.
The department plans to contract a consultant for a small-area plan covering the Upper Avenues and Twin Peaks to examine trail alignments, decommissioning, trailhead infrastructure and restoration. That consultant work is booked through mid-summer and staff expect the planning document to be ready by late fall or winter for council consideration.
Why it matters: the Foothills include multiple landowners and high public interest; decisions about trail building, restoration and decommissioning affect recreation, habitat and…
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