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Planning committee approves ordinance to amend lease for Maple Highlands bike-trail extension
Summary
The Planning Committee approved an ordinance authorizing the director of public service to amend a lease so the Maple Highlands Bike Trail can be extended from Middlefield into Burton Township across county-owned watershed land. The amendment includes a $385 annual payment for 17 years and was passed on the consent agenda.
The Planning Committee voted to approve an ordinance authorizing the director of public service or the director's designee to amend an existing lease so a portion of the Maple Highlands Bike Trail can be constructed and maintained across county-owned land in Burton and Middlefield townships.
Mister Ludlow, presenter, told the committee the amendment extends an earlier 2018 agreement and will allow the trail segment to cross county Headwaters land near the East Branch watershed. "You probably remember in 2018, we did an agreement with them for, part of this bike path. It's part of the Maple Highlands Bike Trail," Ludlow said. He said the amendment increases the payment to the county to $385 a year for the next 17 years.
The ordinance text provided to the committee authorizes the director of public service to amend the existing lease agreement for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a bicycle path and declares an emergency. The item was placed on the consent agenda, was seconded, and approved by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The Maple Highlands Bike Trail is described in the presentation as a roughly 21-mile trail that runs from Middlefield Village toward Chardon; the amendment covers a planned extension out of Middlefield to Burton that crosses county-managed watershed property. The presenter said the county land affected is part of Headwaters holdings around the East Branch.
No additional public testimony or conditions on the lease amendment were recorded in the meeting transcript. The committee adjourned after the consent vote.
