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Residents urge Fairfax City Council to realign George Snyder Trail to avoid mature woods
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Fairfax City Council to realign the proposed George Snyder Trail and other connectors to avoid cutting mature oak-hickory forest, citing environmental and accessibility concerns and urging use of existing infrastructure.
Dozens of Fairfax City residents urged the City Council on Jan. 14 to change the proposed alignment of the George Snyder Trail to protect mature woodlands and wildlife habitat.
Speakers said the trail as proposed would remove hundreds of mature trees and damage ecosystems in a forested corridor used daily by residents, including people with disabilities who said the woods are important for physical and mental health.
Public-commenters pressed council members to consider alternatives that would place bike routes on adjacent paved streets or sidewalks rather than carving a multi-use paved trail through the eastern portion of the woods. Several speakers repeated a request to cancel the Country Club Hills Connector and to move the Pickett Road…
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