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Volunteers, donations built Highland Bike Park; organizers ask city for maintenance funding and grant help
Summary
Volunteers and donors have funded and built the Highland Glen Bike Park; Lone Peak Trails Association told the council it needs ongoing maintenance support (~$60,000/year), additional water access and city help securing grants and potential capital funding estimated between $2 million and $10 million.
Steve Sears of the Lone Peak Trails Association told the Highland City Council on Feb. 3 that volunteers and donations have been the backbone of the Highland Glen Bike Park. "Cash donations in the first row, about a $150 thousand, over the last 2 years," Sears said, and he told the council the group has recorded roughly $130,000 in in-kind donations of dirt and equipment and an estimated 1,000 volunteer hours valued at state nonprofit rates.
Sears presented short-term and long-term requests: an annual…
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