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Dayton City parks panel favors roadway-side alignment for West Mississippi Regional Trail
Summary
City park staff and commissioners reviewed alignment maps for the West Mississippi Regional Trail and generally favored locating the trail near the roadway where the city controls right-of-way, leaving sections on 3 Rivers Park District land to that agency. Steep bluffs, floodplain and property acquisition were cited as key constraints.
Dayton City park staff and commissioners spent the bulk of the Aug. 3 meeting weighing route options for the West Mississippi Regional Trail and concluded the practical near-term approach is to follow the roadway where the city controls land, and allow 3 Rivers Park District to place trail segments on property it already owns.
Marty, a city parks staff member, told the commission the maps they reviewed show where 3 Rivers owns property, where steep slopes and gentler grades lie, and where bridges or retaining walls might be required. He said the exercise was intended to…
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