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Forest preserves official: Kingston Trail surfacing delayed by early snow; Haines Prairie acquisition completed
Summary
A DeKalb County forest preserves official reported weather delays to Kingston Trail surfacing and said the final payment (about $52,000) completed the 63-acre Haines Prairie acquisition, adding trails, ponds and 1.7 miles of conservation corridor access.
A DeKalb County forest preserves official told commissioners that early snow forced contractors to pause limestone surfacing work on Kingston Trail and that the county will resume surfacing in spring.
The official said the forest preserves made the final installment payment — cited in the record at roughly $52,000 — to complete a 63-acre acquisition known in the meeting as Haines Prairie. The parcel, the speaker said, includes pine plantings, two ponds and new trail access that will add about 1.7 miles to the Haines Creek Conservation Corridor.
The official described the landscaping and trail connections as part of a multi-year conservation effort and noted the acquisition brings contiguous public access linking Prairie Oaks Forest to the Fishawaka/Kishwaukee corridor. Commissioners responded with thanks for the work and staff time required to finalize the purchase.
The county did not provide a detailed line-item breakdown of the acquisition payment in the reading; the figure given in the meeting transcript is approximate and should be confirmed in county financial records.
Next step: the forest preserves staff will postpone surfacing work until warmer weather and the county will complete any required public-notice or closing documentation for the Haines Prairie purchase.
