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Ranking Member Paula Hicks Hudson urges support for U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
Summary
Sen. Paula Hicks Hudson presented sponsor testimony for Senate Concurrent Resolution 17, saying a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail would boost recreation, public health, and local economies; she cited National Park Service mapping work, Ohio’s 312 miles of Lake Erie shoreline, and a Michigan study estimating roughly $3.75 billion in annual economic impact from comparable greenway investments.
Ranking Member Paula Hicks Hudson delivered sponsor testimony supporting Senate Concurrent Resolution 17, which would encourage development of a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail.
Hudson told the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee that the Great Lakes represent the world’s largest freshwater system and that a coordinated trail system along the lakeshore could strengthen regional connectivity, promote outdoor recreation, and spur economic development…
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