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Have You Made out Your Christmas List?� problems to trail construction is ex y :ttt tremely rare, but an axiom of trail , • . development is that existing resi- dents will always protest,while new r purchasers of housing along the trail see it as an amenity. • Continuing the project in the face of opposition. Because trails are linear parks, they can affect more people and run into more f physical and legal obstacles than the "u average park project. While criti- cized as an inappropriate tax dollar •% expenditure, the trail won out as a ' . priority. Trails are an investment in the future and their value to the .. community becomes readily appar- ent as they become a reality. j As you can see from these case studies, each trail project has unique opportunities and prob- 0 lems. Building a critical mass of political and community support is y, like foreign diplomacy: you must explore unknown territory,find outti. who is important and why,learn the • bewildering rituals and customs of III the native organizations, and find a — mutual benefit with each of them. Nrks M44-n-al loll WANTED Some important issues in trails development are only briefly men- tioned here: fundraising, managing Change of Recreation Director; boards and committees, securing South Hadley, MA. easements,liability,trail design,and Address opportunity to create and trail operation. There are many good sources of information for maintain an all-eneom- each of these issues.On page 30 is a Please let us know two months in advance so you will receive your passing recreation pro- checklist of actions for cultivating PARKS & ,RECREATION_may;a gram, BS or BA in recre- public support of an urban trail nines without interruption. project. Included are ideas from ation or leisure services Mary Carter of the South Suburban f---� with 3 years experience Park Foundation and Kari Van Meter I N of the Loveland Planning Depart- I I including administration or meet. ❑ I s I N supervision. $19,500 to $21,200. Resume dead- EDITOR'S NOTE:A list of currently I �, available references that are good line Nov. 12, 198'I. Infor- sources of information on develop- i i o mation and resume to: ing an urban trail project is avail- l x I Recreation Commission, ablefrom the author at the Division CEO Mongeau, 58 Mt. of Parks & Outdoor Recreation, 1313 Sherman, Rm. 618, Denver, I I View, South Hadley, MA CO 80203. L--—� U 01075. Please circle reader service card number 27 P&R/NOVEMBER 1987/33