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Palisades Trailhead redesign pushed to end of EP Water construction; panel raises routing, parking and dam concerns
Summary
City staff described the Palisades Trailhead design, timeline and features; board members asked for clearer maps, a plan to prevent mountain-bikers from using the dam as part of the trail, and more detail about parking, access and ownership footprints.
The panel received an update on the Palisades Trailhead and raised questions about trail routing, parking and dam design as El Paso Water proceeds with a larger drainage project in the area.
Gilbert Guerrero, interim director of capital improvements, presented printed layout plans and said the project’s construction estimate for the access road is about $160,000 with construction to start in fall 2026. He explained El Paso Water included the trailhead design within its dam/drainage improvement project to avoid building the trailhead early and then having construction damage it. Guerrero said EP Water’s design is at about 95% and that the trailhead will be constructed at the end of EP Water’s work; EP Water’s overall construction was described as starting in summer of the current year and lasting 12–16…
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