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Residents urge Caledonia board to stop plan for trailhead parking on school land, citing safety and property‑value concerns
Summary
Multiple village residents asked the board to block a proposed parking lot at the Paul Henry Trailhead on school‑owned land at Kinsey and Main, saying the plan would endanger students, destroy mature trees and misuse a DNR grant.
Caledonia Community Schools Board of Education meeting — Public comment: Several residents urged the board to prevent village plans to use school‑owned land at Main and Kinsey for a trailhead parking lot, saying the proposal would endanger students who use the Paul Henry Trail, reduce property values and inappropriately use a DNR grant.
Speakers who identified themselves as nearby homeowners and longtime village business owners said the sketch plan discussed by the village would clear mature trees, pave about six acres, add lighting and create a hidden area adjacent to the trail. “To build a lot means to clear cut 6 acres of mature…
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