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Mayor Garrett leads groundbreaking for $5.4M Mapleton mountain bike park
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Mayor Garrett announced the groundbreaking for a 30-acre, $5.4 million mountain bike park in Mapleton, saying construction could begin within a week and aiming for completion by the end of 2026. He credited a land swap and grant funding and named contractors Caliber, Avid Trails and Sunrise Engineering.
Mayor Garrett announced the groundbreaking for a 30-acre mountain bike park in Mapleton and said construction is expected to begin "within about the next week or so," with a target to finish by the end of 2026.
Garrett said the site was acquired years ago through a negotiated land swap with a local contractor and that negotiations and grants have covered most of the cost. "The total cost is coming in about $5,400,000," Garrett said, describing the planned facility as a state-of-the-art mountain bike park for the community.
Garrett credited former mayor Dallas and negotiations with Edge Homes for helping secure funding and said the project relies largely on negotiated funds and grant awards rather than general city revenue. "Pretty much, the whole cost of this mountain bike park is being covered by negotiated funds and grant funds," he said.
City officials named Caliber as the primary contractor and acknowledged Avid Trails for its role in trail design and construction. Garrett also referenced Sunrise Engineering as the firm expected to handle engineering and site design for the park.
Garrett said the city anticipates construction will begin soon and expressed hope that residents will be using the park by next spring. "Hopefully, by next spring, you guys are out here on your bikes, having a lot of fun," he said.
No vote or formal council action was recorded in the remarks. The announcement outlined project scope, funding sources and contractors; next procedural steps and permitting were not specified in the remarks.
