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Summary of the First Public Meeting for <br />The Jori Wayne Pioneer Mrd Reconnection Project <br />The first public meeting to present preliminary concepts for the Reconnection of the John <br />Wayn Trail was held at the City Council Chambers at 7 pm Thursday, February 15, 20oi. Ap- <br />proximately 35 citizens and officials attended the meeting. Included were several Steering <br />Committee members, including Scott Archer, Bill Vertrees, Paul Bennett( Kittitas County <br />Public Works Director), Brian Carter, Gingko-Wanapum State Park, Sean Maupin (Parks & <br />Recreation Commissioner), Jack Price, John Wayne Pioneer Horses and NVagons, Ellensburg <br />Mayor John Perrie, City Councilmembers Ed Barry, Howard Collins and Dick Brown. A partial <br />list of attendees (those who signed in) is available from the Parks & Recreation Department. <br />Introahie ion <br />Scott Archer, Ellensburg Parks & Recreation Director, introduced the meeting, and described <br />how the City received a grant from the State of Washington to study options for the <br />reconnection of the Cross State John Wayne Pioneer Trail through the City of Ellensburg. The <br />State and the City are interested in reconnecting the trail through the City to complete the <br />unprecedented 290 mile cross state trail. John Barker, the City's consulting landscape architect, <br />presented the project and findings to date. He described the formation of a Steering Commit- <br />tee, it's members, their vision for the trail, and some of the study conclusions. <br />As a result of working with the committee and exploring many options, it was concluded that <br />the northern John Wayne Trail UWT) bypass route for horses and wagons was still a logical and <br />feasible option to pursue. A southern route (to Irene Rheinhart Park, the Yakima River and the <br />Campus to Canyon Trail) was explored and was considered a valuable plan for the City's non - <br />motorized system but not for the JWT bypass. In addition, a central pedestrian and bicycle <br />route through the CWU campus was explored providing a direct and well -used connection, but <br />possibly difficult for horses and wagons to fit into the campus circulation. A brief description <br />of the routes that had been studied were presented, along with these conclusions with illustra- <br />tions of the different segments and options, such as Richland's Shelterbelt Trail. <br />John 917ceyne Pioneer David Reconnection Study Final Report September 2001 <br />12 <br />