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Regional Rail‑Trail advocates outline 114‑mile network plan and funding needs
Summary
The Monadnock Region Rail Trail Collaborative presented a multi‑year plan to upgrade 114 miles of rail corridor for multi‑use trails, described ongoing grant-funded work and launched a public 'rail‑trail challenge' to boost tourism and local business sponsorship.
Mike Tualze, founder and president of the Monadnock Region Rail Trail Collaborative, briefed Cheshire County commissioners on Feb. 12 about the group's work to connect and upgrade a network of rail‑trail corridors across the region.
Tualze said the collaborative's territory includes several corridors—the Cheshire Rail Trail, Ashuelot Trail, Fort Hill Trail, Monadnock Trail and the Peterborough–Hillsborough corridor—and that state ownership (New Hampshire DOT) covers most of those rights-of-way. He described progress on trail reconstruction, drainage and tree clearing funded by Recreation Trails Program (RTP) and other grants, and noted work in Westmoreland,…
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