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Council tables proposal to authorize volunteer restoration of Riverdale bike trails amid liability and maintenance concerns
Summary
A volunteer plan to restore disrupted single‑track mountain‑bike trails drew support from residents and the Bonneville High mountain bike coach but was tabled after councilors and staff raised insurance, trespass and maintenance questions.
Mayor Mitchell opened an action item on March 4 asking the Riverdale City Council to consider a volunteer-led effort to restore mountain‑bike single‑track trails on city‑adjacent property.
Mike Staton, coach of the Bonneville High mountain bike team, told the council he and local volunteers could “restore the connectivity of that trail” at no cost to the city and would follow International Mountain Bicycling Association guidelines. Staton said the trails, once popular with beginners because they lacked steep elevation, were partially obliterated when Eagles Landing Apartments LLC cleared portions of adjacent land and that “more than 5 miles of winding single track trail was disrupted.” He proposed restoration work in a few weekends and…
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