Please contact your state legislators and ask for their support in completing the trail system.
The Jordan River Commission is currently working with state legislators to identify funding to help complete a missing segment of the Jordan River Parkway Trail in the West Jordan and Sandy area.
Completing this entire trail segment is expected to cost approximately $3 million, and will require a pedestrian underpass under 9000 South. The local governments have partnered together and are committed to completing the trail on either side up to 9000 South, and we are asking the State of Utah to help by funding the $1.5 million 9000 South tunnel proposal. At this point, it is uncertain which bill this request will ultimately fall within, so we are asking legislators for their general support.
In addition to the legislation helping fund the trail system, the Jordan River Commission is asking for the support of utah legislators to approve S.C.R. 007. This concurrent resolution would permit state agencies like the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Natural Resources to officially join the Jordan River Commission.
If you are unsure who your legislative representatives are, find out here.
Ten Great Trails, Salt Lake Tribune, February 15, 2012
Legislators wrangle over Jordan River trail tunnel project, Deseret News, February 8, 2012
