Ray (webmaster) on 11/4/2018 9:13:31 AM:
Enthusiasm for Rock Island Trail Loud and Clear at Missouri State Parks Public Meetings
Source: PR Newswire
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https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/enthusiasm-for-rock-island-trail-loud-and-clear-at-missouri-state-parks-public-meetings-held-this-week-300743254.html
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds from across Missouri attended public meetings hosted this week by Missouri State Parks to help determine the fate of the 144-mile Rock Island Railroad corridor between Windsor and Beaufort, Missouri. Public feedback at the meetings was overwhelmingly positive, mirroring the sentiment of the nearly 9,000 comments—nearly unanimous in their support for the project—that were previously submitted to the state in the summer of 2017.
"We appreciate the work that State Parks has done to gather the necessary information to make a decision about the Rock Island corridor—including this week listening to hundreds of people talk about the importance of preserving this incredible asset," said Brent Hugh, Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation executive director.
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