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Project rep says state funding secured for Bonneville shoreline trail; COSAC urged to help match easement acquisitions
Summary
A project representative (Landis) told COSAC phase 1a (~2 miles) of a shoreline trail has construction funding through a state Outdoor Recreation Initiative grant; he asked COSAC to consider easement acquisitions (estimated at about $26,000) as local match and described a possible phase 1b extension.
A project representative identified as Landis presented a multi‑mile trail proposal intended to connect Green Canyon to Dry Canyon via an expanded Bonneville/shoreline corridor. Landis said construction for phase 1a is funded through a state Outdoor Recreation Initiative allocation and that local partners are being asked to provide land‑acquisition match for easements.
Landis described phase 1a as roughly 2 miles and said phase 1b would add about 1.7 miles, creating a continuous corridor through multiple jurisdictions. He said an easement estimate for a trail segment in the packet was "26,000" per easement, and that municipalities already participating could dedicate some trail rights through ordinances. Committee members noted that if COSAC needed to buy entire easements for multiple landowners rather than rely on municipal dedications, the acquisition bill for the project could rise substantially; Landis mentioned an estimate in the mid‑hundred‑thousands (a transcript reference to "130 some thousand dollars") for a broader acquisition scenario.
Members encouraged securing willing landowners for phase 1a quickly so the state grant budget can be shown as shovel‑ready. Landis and staff said they were pursuing additional state shoreline trail funding and other grant buckets, that five landowners for phase 1a were largely supportive, and that one property in the corridor remained uncommitted. COSAC members advised aiming for 20‑foot easements where feasible and flagged the need to coordinate title work and appraisals as the next steps.
No formal committee vote was taken on COSAC funding for easements at this meeting; staff indicated they would include the project in the committee's March review cycle if application materials and easement details are provided.
