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Open Space board gets timeline and community input on four proposed West Side trailheads
Summary
Staff updated the Open Space Advisory Board on completed work and next steps for two near-term trailheads (Bear Ridge, Mountain‑to‑River) and a broader Hunt Communities plan for four West Side trailheads; board members pressed for safety, parking separation, trash/bench placement and clearer naming and park‑permit signage.
Staff and consultants told the Open Space Advisory Board that two trailheads are nearly ready and that a broader four‑site trailhead program is moving through city review.
Gilbert Guerrero of Capital Improvements said crews have "already installed the sidewalks up to that trail," screened parking areas, painted the ADA parking space and are finishing an information kiosk and picnic seating at the Bear Ridge site. He said a contractor walkthrough is scheduled later this month; "once that's done, by the following week, Monday or Tuesday, we should be open to the public," he said, noting the water meter for irrigation remains pending but "that’s not holding us up" for a soft opening.
Shane Mercer presented a separate Hunt Communities initiative that would deliver four initial trailheads in the West…
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