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Board approves variances to allow temporary access and future trail at Brown’s Woods for cleanup and safety
Summary
Bloomington Parks & Recreation received variances to build a temporary vehicle access (to be restored and converted to a 6‑ft natural trail) and to cross limited riparian, karst and steep‑slope areas at Brown’s Woods, conditioned on mitigation and restoration. Parks said the access is needed to address public‑safety and encampment cleanup.
The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals on Dec. 18 granted variances requested by the Parks & Recreation Department to allow temporary vehicle access and later construction of a natural hiking trail at Brown’s Woods, a 10.9‑acre conservation parcel managed by the parks department.
Zoning planner David Brentez summarized the proposal and staff findings, explaining that limited disturbance within riparian buffer…
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