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Board adopts mitigated negative declaration and approves Henningsen–Lotus multi-use trail project

3865119 · June 19, 2025
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Summary

After public outreach, the Board approved an IS/MND and project for a roughly half-mile multi-use trail linking Henningsen Lotus Park to State Route 49, including boardwalk sections where shoulder space is limited; staff said construction funding is the next step.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted the California Environmental Quality Act initial study/mitigated negative declaration (IS/MND) and approved the Henningsen–Lotus Road multi-use trail project, a roughly half-mile pedestrian and bicycle connection from Henningsen Lotus Park to State Route 49.

County Department of Transportation staff said the project emphasizes low-impact design to avoid sensitive habitat and to remain above ordinary high-water marks near the South Fork of the American River. Matt Smelzer, deputy…

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