Important Meetings Trail Advocates Should Attend

Monday, October 17 at 6 pm at  Menasha City Hall -  Last March Menasha was awarded a $300,000 grant to complete a connecting segment to our system from the end of Province Terrace (by the new fire ... station & Natures Way) to the corner of Plank and Oneida where the Friendship Trail currently ends. Because of the matching requirements, 4 aldermen voted to reject these funds which would eliminate any hope of ever completing the trail or providing connectivity to the entire community.

This project will not add to property tax rates, and will likely help reduce rates as people like to live within easy access to trails increasing home values and new construction. This trail will also provide access for a day care to bring children safely to the conservancy increasing the marketability of their daycare center with that much more for the children there to do. Furthermore, it will provide the ONLY safe access from the east side to the older parts of the city, library, and pool. Right now everyone east of Oneida street has a very difficult time getting to the rest of the community unless they drive there.

 

There will be a second vote on this item October 17 so all our Menasha trail advocates need to attend this meeting or call their alderman to voice their support.

More informtion is at Mayor Don Merkes' facebook

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Monday, October 17 at 7 pm -  City of Neenah Town Hall Meeting - At risk is a section of trail along Lakeshore Avenue by Kimberly Point Park.  Some residents are strongly opposing an off-street bike/ped trail proposed for the 2012 road reconstruction project. The meeting is a 1 hour open forum for any comments on any subject and it would be a good place for the trail issue to be discussed. You do not need to pre-register. Just show up and give your opinion and testimony as to why we need a trail on Lakeshore. 

The council meeting is immediately after the town hall meeting and trail supporters intend to present a petition in support of this trail. The council will decide whether to fund a trail or not in the next 30 days, so this is a very important time to impress on the council that the trail is not just a safety issue, not just a neighborhood issue, but a regional issue as the area is heavily used by people from all over the valley. The chance to finally complete this missing link of the city pedestrian trail plan may not present itself again so this is the time to make your voices heard.