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Tri-City Trail Riders propose reopening 26 miles of closed trails as Sanford planning committee begins Recreation Plan update
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting, the Sanford Planning Committee heard a proposal from Tri-City Trail Riders to ask the DNR to reopen 26 miles of trails closed since 1999 and learned a grant will fund a professional update of the village’s 2019 Recreation Plan.
On Oct. 8, 2024, the Village of Sanford Planning Committee began revisions to its 2019 Recreation Plan after a local riders’ group outlined a proposal to re-open miles of trails closed since 1999.
Zach Dice of Tri-City Trail Riders described a proposal being drafted for the Department of Natural Resources to re-open 26 miles of trails that the group says have been closed since 1999. Dolores Porte, who attended with Dice, recommended the committee add the trail-reopening idea to the Recreation Plan under a “Future Ideas for Recreation” section so it will be considered during the update.
Committee members read through the 2019 plan during the meeting and made notes on changes, updates and deletions to guide next steps. Dolores Porte was tasked with compiling the list of proposed changes and additions for follow-up by the planning committee.
Committee members also reported that a grant has been received to cover professional assembly and printing of the updated plan; the minutes do not specify the grant amount. Porte said she will work with MEDC-CDBG-DR to put planning services out to bid so a consultant can be retained to assist with preparing the revised plan.
The discussion produced no formal votes on policy changes; the committee’s actions were limited to assigning tasks and recording the receipt of grant funding. The Planning Committee plans to continue work on the Recreation Plan at future meetings, beginning with its next scheduled meeting on Nov. 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
