After three years of going through the design, permit and grant application processes, the Elaine Townsend Trail in Inlet has taken form.
Beginning at the Inlet Golf Course, the walking trail will proceed north to the Townsend property, and then cross over Route 28, ending at the Seventh Lake House.
The Inlet Highway Department took the project on from the beginning with former Highway Superintendent Dayton Cleaveland working with C&S Engineering of Syracuse on the project design.
Through the efforts of CAP-21, the Town of Inlet was awarded a $34,000 grant from the Laura Jane Musser Foundation. Nick Rose, Executive Director of CAP-21, is currently looking into grant opportunities to help fund Phase II of the project.
The Townsend Trail invites bicycle and foot traffic. No motorized vehicles will be allowed. The trail is five-feet wide with a crushed stone surface.
Highway Superintendent Shawn Hansen and his employees have been working for several weeks on the trail which is now completed up to the Cinnamon Bear B & B.
“They are doing a great job, and we have received a lot of positive feedback about the trail. Elaine Townsend’s family can be proud that their mother’s vision of a safe walking trail along Route 28 that could be enjoyed by her grandchildren, as well as others, has become a reality,” said Patty Wittmeyer, Inlet Town Clerk.
A dedication ceremony will take place upon completion of the project.
