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Greene County pledges support for Buckeye Trail national scenic trail designation
Summary
The Greene County commissioners adopted a resolution expressing strong support for designating the Buckeye Trail as a National Scenic Trail and asked staff and residents to help channel comments to the National Park Service.
The Greene County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 30 unanimously approved a resolution expressing the county’s support for consideration of the Buckeye Trail as a National Scenic Trail.
Mark Heis of Yellow Springs, a past board member of the Buckeye Trail Association, appeared before the board and asked commissioners to send a public comment to the National Park Service, which is conducting a feasibility study following a congressional bill that authorized the review. Heis said the Buckeye Trail is currently a 1,400‑plus‑mile loop—“the world’s longest loop trail”—and that Greene County has more “trail towns” than any other Ohio county. He requested a county statement to be included in the public record for the National Park Service and Congress.
Commissioners voiced support for the trail as an economic driver for the county and encouraged outreach to cities and villages for companion resolutions. The board moved, seconded and recorded unanimous approval of the resolution; the motion passed with all commissioners voting aye.
Clarifying details: the county resolution is a formal expression of support to be included in the National Park Service review record; the feasibility study is being conducted by the National Park Service after a bipartisan congressional bill authorized the study; Yellow Springs and other local “trail towns” were cited as proponents. The Buckeye Trail Association solicited county and municipal comments to strengthen the record.
