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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
BMX vs. Undisturbed Wildlife
From Leslie Luciano at Bicycle Sport Shop. …
It would be great if we could get some cyclists that are passionate about that area at the meeting. I think a lot of those folks don’t realize what cyclists have put into the clean up and maintenance of this park. Take a look behind the barbed wire fence at BSS and you can see what could be there if the cyclists weren’t present. It’s a dump for bottles and trash, and a habitat for the homeless.
West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt (Red Box): “BMX v. Undisturbed Wildlife” dispute led to request for environmental assessments. Wildflower Center did a limited assessment of 7 acres of this greenbelt. Watershed Protection also did an assessment of erosion around the creek. Two public stakeholder meetings are planned for 6:00 p.m. on June 11 (Becker Cafeteria) and 6:00 p.m. on July 8 (Elk’s Lodge) .
Please plan to attend the first West Bouldin Greenbelt stakeholder meeting this Thursday at 6pm in the Becker Elementary Cafeteria.
The Ladybird Wildflower Center and the City’s Watershed Protection Department will present the findings from their respective environmental and erosion assessments. Your input is needed to begin planning for the use of the 54 acre green space. Some of the ideas that will be discussed are:
Hike and bike trails
Natural meadows
Undisturbed habitat
BMX trails
The Wildflower Center will use the input gathered at the June 11th meeting to propose a master plan for future use and development of the greenbelt. This plan will then be presented at the 2nd stake holder meeting Wednesday July 8, at the Elks Club.
This first meeting is critical to attend for input from cyclists. More info on their calendar click here.
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