Bobbie Bicknell Coray, reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. September 7, 2016. A
$74,000 Pathways Grant has been given to Rich County for more funding for the
bike path. Ultimately it is hoped that
the bike trail will circle the lake. Mitch Poulsen, Director, Bear Lake Regional
Commission, advised commissioners about the Bear Lake Pathways Grant Contract . Utah Division of Parks and Recreation
gave the grant from the Rural Trails Program.
The segment of the pathway from First Point to Vista Grande will
be extended 2500 feet. The county will do the digging and it will be covered
with gravel. However, it they can work
with the contractors on the sewer line they may be able to put an down asphalt
because the sewer line will be dug where the bike path would also be.
On this small grant they do not have to comply to federal
bike path standards and have until 2018 to complete the project. Poulsen explained, “If we can wait for a year
for the sewer line to go in then it will be to the county’s advantage
because then we can put down asphalt.”
The Bear Lake Regional Commission has received money from
many sources to build the bike trail and they will build it out as more money
becomes available. Utah has been more aggressive than Idaho in creating trails
and has more grant funding available.
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