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Commission hears plan for 10-foot multiuse trail linking Goodwin Street to city greenway; discussion continued pending wetlands review
Summary
City engineer presented a proposed 10-foot multiuse paved trail using an abandoned rail corridor to connect Goodwin Street and Prospect Street; commissioners and residents discussed easements, parking, wetlands and maintenance. The commission tabled final action pending inland wetlands approval and final easement language.
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on June 11 for a proposal to construct a 10-foot-wide paved multiuse recreational trail that would extend along an abandoned railway corridor from Goodwin Street north toward Newfield Road and provide a southern connection into Prospect Street bike lanes.
City engineer Paul Cousins presented the design, describing a primarily paved 10-foot trail that would run through a wooded corridor, include a small five-car parking area at the Goodwin Street trailhead, cross a short wetland with two culverts, and use a secured access easement through the Ocean State Job Lot plaza. Cousins said the project is intended to improve neighborhood connectivity, support future access to a city-owned 10-acre parcel off Red Mountain Avenue and…
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