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• Developing a core group. The that could benefit from the trail and and Rotary Clubs, high school shop number of people who began the be useful politically. classes, scouts, and the state peni- project was very small,but they had • Developing good media rela- tentiary promised labor and Ion- a clear idea of what they wanted to lions. By including local newspaper struction.The city,county,U.S. For- accomplish and a commitment to people and convincing them of the est Service, and agricultural exten- the trail over the long term. value of the trail,the committee en- sion office contributed tools, • Organizing formal support. sured good publicity for project machinery,and technical assistance. Putting together a citizen's steering events. Perhaps more important, • Assessing broad public senti- committee was the first step. As because the editors understood the ment.A recreation facility question- more groups and individuals be- project, they supported it during naire sent to a large sample of the came involved and the recreation periods of controversy. The com- city's population included the trail district became the leading agency, mittee also enlisted a local radio sta- project.The high level of interest in planners grouped participants into tion and cable TV station as support- the project revealed by the ques- several action units: Long-Range ers. tionnaire helped convince political Planning and Engineering;Finance, • Gearing development to the leaders of the trail's importance. Land Acquisition, and Legal; Public available resources. Limited cash 0 Recognizing the concerns of Involvement and Publicity; and was available for the project,but the adjacent landowners. The classic Construction and Maintenance. extensive community support made problem of trail development is the • Reaching the larger communi- it possible to secure donations of hostility of adjacent residents who ty. Early on,the steering committee labor and materials. The County envision a loss of property value, identified all the possible groups Homebuilders Association, Lions safety,and privacy.Evidence linking 32/NOVE,XIBER 1987/1)&R