Mixed crowd of opponents, supporters voice Rock Island Trail opinions - Gasconade County Republican: Owensville
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Landowners along the old Rock Island rail line wanted answers. State Rep. Tom Hurst assembled a collection of people knowledgeable about trail development on Thursday in Westphalia to answer their question.
How much is this trail going to cost tax payers? Where will the funds come from? How will this impact future plans for landowners?
Many of these questions were asked during an two-hour long open meeting called by Hurst at the Westphalia Knights of Columbus. An estimated 250 attended to discuss a proposed rails-to-trails plan to rail bank 145-miles of rail bed from Beaufort to Windsor and turn it into a hiking and biking trail.
Read the rest of the article for a detailed summary of the information presented and comments from participants on different sides of the issue.
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