July 14, 2008
Contact: Annie DeChance, Public Outreach Manager, Transportation,
480-312-2525, 480-406-7153 - cell
City seeking volunteers for Ad Hoc Citizen Trails Task Force
Scottsdale’s Transportation Department is looking for volunteers with an interest in equestrian, bicycling, hiking and neighborhood trail use to work on an ad hoc citizens task force to help provide input to the Transportation Commission and City Council on trails policy and implementation issues for citywide trails outside the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. The task force would meet one or two times a month, as needed, for up to six months.
The Scottsdale Trails Master Plan was adopted by City Council in 2004. Some of the key elements the committee will address include:
§ Implementing a neighborhood trails component
§ Updating and reviewing the priorities for projects identified in the Trails Master Plan and future trails projects
§ Providing input to update trail design guidelines, standards and trail classifications
§ Identifying and prioritizing current and future funding sources for trails projects
§ Reviewing maintenance and enforcement activities
The first meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Arabian Library, 10215 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road.
If you are interested in participating in the Citizen Trails Task Force and can make the first meeting on August 12, please RSVP to Annie DeChance at adechance@scottsdaleaz.gov or 480-312-2526 with your name, daytime phone number and e-mail address to assure appropriate meeting space.
To learn more about the Trails Master Plan and the issues to be discussed by the ad hoc committee, read the City Council Report from July 1, 2008 at http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/documents/council/2008/070108/Item25.pdf.