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Planned trails on private land prompt policy shift: officials favor flagged private‑land markers over exact lines
Summary
A major debate at the joint Flagstaff Regional Plan retreat concerned whether planned trails that cross private land should be shown as lines on the map or denoted by a different marker and a legal disclaimer.
A central debate at Friday’s joint regional plan retreat concerned how the Flagstaff Regional Plan should show planned trails that cross private property.
At issue: the draft plan uses dashed lines to show “planned and proposed” trails. Several private‑land owners and the City’s legal and parks staff raised concerns that showing dashed lines on a public digital map can drive recreational trespass and create safety and fire risk on private property. “We just had a fire that came up. Fortunately it was snuffed out early, but it could have been a significant tragedy,” said a…
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