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Town presenters outline Sandywood-to-Veterans Park trail plan as private nonprofit offers funding
Summary
Project would build a roughly 0.6-mile bike- and pedestrian connection from the new Sandywood subdivision to Veterans Park, including two bridges, a 6-foot stone-dust path, and a fence to preserve a town easement; a private nonprofit has offered six-figure support but exact commitments are not yet finalized.
Town staff member Pete told the Parks and Recreation advisory group that work is underway to build a pedestrian and bicycle trail linking the new Sandywood subdivision to Veterans Park, and that a private nonprofit has approached the town about providing significant funding for the project.
Pete said the town required a utility and access easement when the subdivision was approved and that the developer recently dedicated the road and utilities. He said the town signed its first building permit for the subdivision last week and that construction will start this summer. He described a proposed alignment that would use an existing easement to connect Hughes Road and Veterans Park and called the route “relatively easy” to walk.
Why it matters: The connection would create an off-street route for residents of the Sandy Beach/Sandywood area to reach Veterans Park and Hughes Road School without riding on county roads. Pete estimated the trail length at about 0.6 miles and said making it bikeable would help shift…
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