Bike Path

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  July 5, 2017.  Tyler Stuart, Bear Lake Regional Commission,  told commissioners that he would like to proceed on the bike path on Cisco Road from Vista Grande but that he needs to coordinate with county road plans. Commissioner Bill  Cox said that as they reconstruct the water and sewer on east side of lake they would like to coordinate but that is not being worked on until spring.  He said it was no use doing anything until that project is done.  “We don’t want to have to reconstruct a newly made path."

Stuart said that one of the grants ends this year which means that $25,000 must be spent before the end of the year. Cox said that Vista Grande past the restriction point to the boat ramp could be worked on now because that area is not part of the reconstruction.

Cox said he would meet with the Community Impact Board to see if they could borrow on a grant which will come in 2020 from State Parks. They could use that money in 2018 to fund the bike path at the same time as the reconstruction of the east side of the lake.  They are also looking for new grants every year to finish the bike path.

There was discussion on the location of the path.  If they stay on the east side of the road to  Laketown,  the path may have to cross the street  since there is a house in the way of the path.  The existing house is located on State of Utah property.  It would be cheaper to cross the street and carry on the path to the west side of the road.   Commissioner Tom Weston said that it might be safer to put it on the west side of the road.   Stuart said that it was an option.

There is not much room to put the path on the east side of the road unless a lot of fill is put in.  In addition there are lots of people parking on the east side of the road which would impede bikers and walkers, said Cox.   He also suggested that they draw up plans for the bike path.