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Council hears Coastal Commission approach to phased reopening of Axel Lindgren Memorial Trail
Summary
City staff and Coastal Commission representatives described a phased reopening plan for the Axel Lindgren Memorial Trail and ongoing government‑to‑government consultations with the Trinidad Rancheria; the commission said it can permit staged reopening if the city supplies additional technical documents and a phased narrative.
City staff and Coastal Commission staff briefed the council on Jan. 13 about the status of the appealed Coastal Development Permit for the Axel Lindgren Memorial Trail and next steps for a phased reopening.
Trevor (city staff) described a two‑phase approach the working group is discussing: phase 1 would reopen the upper roughly one‑third of the trail to a vista point using relatively simple stabilization measures, and phase 2 would reroute the bottom portion along a western alignment that requires slope stabilization and more design work. Trevor told the council the city and Coastal Commission staff are…
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