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Residents urge board to halt trailhead parking plan, cite safety, trees and transparency concerns
Summary
Multiple village residents told the board they oppose a proposed trailhead parking lot, raising petitions, concerns about tree removal and dust, and saying the public has not been given adequate information about scope and cost.
Residents of the village told the Caledonia Community Schools board on May 19 they oppose a proposed trailhead parking project that would add parking near a community trailhead, saying the plan lacks transparency, would remove trees and could harm trail users.
Multiple speakers said they collected more than 100 petition signatures opposing the plan and asked the board to delay any action until the village and district provide clearer project objectives, costs and environmental information. One resident said he had received the DNR application only recently and that village leaders had not made full documentation available when decisions were being discussed.
Steve Furberstein (also pronounced…
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