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Why not open the trail without parking similar to what was done during the stay at home order? I'm definitely not close enough to ride in like with BYT but I'm sure there are plenty of others that are who would love to utilize the trail system.
Ultimate Thread jacking time, lol. BYT being wet is old news
Since the Thread has over 1200 views I'll chime in on the thread jacking as one of the team members that has worked to develop the Dixie River Project for over three years now. Sorry, I won't do an extensive Q and A on responses to this post, but I want to point out the very basics of what is now transpiring.
The Dixie River Property is a city parcel that is leased to the County for Meck County Parks and Recreation to manage. We, the THTB, have an agreement to build trails on said property. However, we are not a government organization and cannot simply "Open" a new public park whenever we please. The government entity has to agree that conditions are safe, add the management of the park to their internal workload, and then when they are ready, the park can be opened to the public. To be fair, the county never asked for a new park here. Hell, many of their top staff didn't even realize they have an agreement on this parcel (since it's city property) to use it as a park. Because of this it has taken them a while to figure out how this new park fits into their parks system. It's not on any of their internally adopted plans for new park development. Yes, the County has been aware of our trail development every step of the way, but now that we're relatively close to the finish line for phase 1, they actually have to get their ducks in a row. The county has been working to open parks in other areas they serve and when you try to bring a new park online that wasn't really in their work queue, you have to wait.
The point of that explanation is it's their park not ours. The THTB has no power to open a new publicly accessible amenity, only the land manager does... We are working to come to an agreement with the County on how a parking lot can be constructed and how the park will be managed once it is able to be open to the public. We can only advocate for the County to make this park a priority, we can't force them to open it. It's up to them to see the value in opening a new park and moving this project up in their queue to make it happen.
Real progress is being made and the THTB organization will communicate to the masses when it is the appropriate time.