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Tunbridge Selectboard approves trails maintenance plan pending funding after property damage reports
Summary
The Selectboard authorized the Trails Committee to work with Upper Valley Trails on minimal maintenance recommendations pending funding after volunteers identified washout-prone sections and a resident reported vehicle damage to private property near Falls Hill.
The Selectboard voted April 22 to authorize the Trails Committee to proceed, pending funding, with minimal maintenance recommendations for Tunbridge’s four legal trails. Jonathan Bicknell summarized the committee’s priorities, listing Orchard Road (Landgoes side) and Crossroads as higher priorities and placing Baptist Hill lower on the list.
Volunteer Sean Ogle presented the maintenance suggestions intended to prevent washouts and keep trails usable. Sue Salster reported that "people have been using the Falls Hill trail in a vehicle and it has caused damage to the Heminway property" and said she would contact Sarah Heminway and share photographic evidence. The board’s motion directs the Trails Committee to work with Upper Valley Trails to implement the recommended maintenance when funding is available.
Why it matters: the action formalizes a town response to trail deterioration and private-property impacts while preserving agricultural closures where requested.
