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Residents ask for formal maintenance agreements and clearer standards as borough advances trail plan
Summary
Landowners and trail users asked the borough April 28 to create formal maintenance agreements and clear standards for volunteer or nonprofit groups working on trails that cross private easements; staff agreed to host a working group and to bring draft language back to the commission.
Residents who own land adjacent to planned Category B trails told the Trails Advisory Commission on April 28 they want formal processes so landowners are informed and involved before volunteers or contractors change a trail—s size or alignment.
Ted Swem (spelled S‑W‑E‑M), who lives at the end of Reindeer Drive, told the commission his property lies within an easement for the Scarlyn (Scarlyn/Scarland) Trail and requested a formal mechanism that ensures landowner participation for maintenance decisions. "I think we might consider dividing the concept of maintenance ... into separate categories, possibly two. ... One category to be routine maintenance ... The last constituency is the landowners," Swem said. Brian Taras (t…
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