Attention all Central Iowa Trail users: The Great Western Trail is under threat…
updated Tues Dec 13th with more links...
Here is a link to letters from the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation,
the MPO's Environmental Roundtable, and the Warren County Conservation's
board and staff -- allopposing the realignment. https://dmampodemo.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/letters-to-mpo-about-great-western-trail.pdf
Warren Country Conversation Board agenda and MAPS
http://www.warrenccb.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gwtvpdrafts.pdf
WHOTV Segment from 12/12 - "Great Western Trail Could Undergo Change Due to Highway Extension"
http://whotv.com/2016/12/12/great-western-trail-could-undergo-change-due-to-highway-extension/
MAP & Info on WHY the Veteran's Parkway is being extended
http://madisoncountydevelopment.com/2016/07/22/microsoft-build-1-5-%E2%80%92-2-billion-data-center-west-des-moines/
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The
Warren County Supervisors and the City of West Des Moines (WDM)
recently developed new plans to build Veterans Parkway in 2017 using
2-miles of the Great Western Trail corridor.
The
proposed alignment of this 6-lane road would be placed within the Great
Western Trail corridor for nearly 2 miles near Orilla
The Great Western Trail would shift from a 100-ft greenway to a 10ft side path along the highway
Does central Iowa truly value parks, trails, smart growth and natural capital?
The
Warren County Supervisors and Warren County Conservation Board must
vote to donate the Great Western Trail corridor to WDM for road
purposes.
Because
of concerns raised about the taking of the corridor, WDM has developed
alternative alignments – so they have an option that avoids the trail
corridor
What to do:
1.
Please attend the Warren County Conservation Board meeting on December
14 th , 7:00pm, Annette Nature Center 15565 118th Ave Indianola, IA
50125 to learn about the project, impacts, and alternatives!!!
http://www.warrenccb.org/boardmeetings/
2. Read the rest of this News Item for follow-up with comment suggestions:
http://www.bikeiowa.com/News/7369/great-western-trail-important-meeting-announcement