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Residents and board discuss Stonefield (Bennett) Trail bridge, seek landowner permissions
Summary
Select board members discussed plans for a timber/log bridge on the Stonefield (Bennett) Trail, confirmed grant funding for the project and agreed to collect landowner permissions and signatures before work in September.
A staff member told the board the Stonefield (Bennett) Trail needs a bridge and that the town holds the right of way on the trail, meaning ownership of the bridge would transfer to the town if the trail were closed. "Because we, as we talked walking and doing that whole project with Mike, we do need to put a bridge in," the staff member said, noting grant approval for funding.
Board members discussed exact routing and the sequence of historic reroutes onto private properties and named landowners Pete Upson and Heather Haggis as connected to boundary questions. Members agreed they would sign a permission form (to be submitted to VASCO per the staff member) and planned to schedule construction work in September, with the staff member and Mike coordinating dates and paperwork.
