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Wellington panel approves consultant, pushes trail upgrades and adds Lake Worth bridle trail to White Trail
Summary
The committee authorized hiring a consultant to evaluate horse‑trail footing and maintenance, unanimously approved prioritizing design and warrant work for the Pearson crossing, and voted to add the Lake Worth Road bridle corridor as an extension of the White Trail to bring more miles into the village maintenance program.
The Wellington Equestrian Preserve Committee voted to engage a consultant, under staff direction, to evaluate the village’s bridal trail system and recommend best practices and priority investments to improve footing, safety and maintenance.
Committee members described a mix of existing surfaces — sugar sand, Bahia grass and asphalt millings blended with in‑situ soil — and asked staff to identify high‑return segments to upgrade. "We can certainly bring in a footing expert…to see what the best footing would be moving forward," staff told the committee, describing an ongoing program that has converted multiple miles to asphalt‑milling surfaces.
The committee also unanimously approved a motion to formally add the Lake Worth Road right‑of‑way (between Palm Beach Point Boulevard and the C24 canal) as an extension of the White Trail; staff noted the segment is currently only occasionally mowed and would be added to capital and maintenance planning.
Members asked staff to scope a consultant project that would: inventory existing trail surfaces and use patterns, recommend material/maintenance regimes for high‑volume and lower‑volume segments, cost phased implementation and propose maintenance responsibilities (capital vs. expense). The committee directed staff to return with a consultant scope and recommended priority corridors.
Next steps: staff will prepare a consultant scope-of-work and issue a PO under the trails capital program; the committee expects a report that defines priority segments, footing recommendations and a costed multi‑phase plan.
