Monday, July 21, 6-7 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station
— from Washington State Parks —
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is holding a public meeting on Orcas Island to discuss a proposal to develop a mountain bike trail in Moran State Park.
The meeting is from 6 to 7 p.m., Monday, July 21 at the Eastsound Fire Hall Meeting Room, 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, 98245. The public will have the opportunity to comment during the meeting and by email.
Washington State Parks is looking at long-term management options at Moran State Park as Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) transitions away from the current utility corridor there. Parks has received a proposal from Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance for formal development of a trail that will follow the alignment of the power line corridor. The developed trail would use an existing trail and the power line access road.
For more information about the proposal, contact Andrew Fielding, environmental planner, (509) 665-4312. Email comments may be addressed to: andrew.fielding@parks.wa.gov.
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When the State Park system is having difficulty maintaining the road to Obstruction Pass Park, I question available monies for a bicycle path in Moran- as much as I would like to see that happen.
Nancy, are you making things up? The article says nothing about “monies for a bicycle path”. It does say the “trail would use an existing trail and the power line access road.” “Formal development” are the key words here, since the trail is already there and in de facto use. Improvements will come from volunteer work by the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance and its local chapter, Orcas Gravity Alliance.