A long section of new trail along North 22nd Street in northeastern Fort Dodge was approved by the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday.
But before the council awarded the nearly $900,000 contract for its construction, the elected officials heard from some neighborhood residents who fear the trail will result in their backyards being flooded.
The 10-wide paved trail will be on the east side of 22nd Street between 18th and 25th avenues north.
The council voted unanimously to hire Vieth Construction Corp., of Cedar Falls, to build the trail at a cost of $892,467.57. Construction will begin next spring.
One of the residents who raised concerns about the trail was Mike Littzen. He lives in the 1900 block of North 23rd Street, but his back yard abuts North 22nd Street and part of the trail will go through it.