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City and county propose IGA to formalize Elks Lodge social trail; plan would rely on easements and county maintenance
Summary
Coconino County and City of Flagstaff staff told a joint work session on April 14 they plan to pursue an intergovernmental agreement to formalize a popular but privately sited two‑mile social trail known as the Elks Lodge Trail.
Coconino County and City of Flagstaff staff told the April 14 joint meeting they plan to pursue permanent public access for an existing social route known as the Elks Lodge Trail, which connects neighborhoods near the hospital to the Schultz Pass trailhead.
Cynthia Nemeth, Parks and Recreation Director for Coconino County, and Martin Entz, senior transportation planner for the City of Flagstaff, described a roughly two‑mile alignment that is currently user‑created across private property and has been in public use for “25, 30 years or so.” “This social trail has been in use by the community from what we can tell 25, 30 years or so,” Nemeth said.
Why formalize it Staff told the boards that converting the route to a formal, managed trail would preserve the community access that currently exists, reduce informal braiding and…
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