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Published Date Saturday, 06 June 2015 12:44
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Winnisquam Scenic Trail ready to go in Belmont
Winnisquam Scenic Trail
ready to go in Belmont
BELMONT – After 15 years of
planning, raising money and bartering with
the state Department of Transportation,
Phase 1 of the Lake Winnisquam Scenic Trail is just about ready.
Yesterday, the owner of Piche's, Bob Bolduc, accepted and then donated
back the money he received for allowing a slope easement across his
property. He said his store is holding special sale in July to support the
trail.
Accepting the easement and donation were Belmont Land Use
Technician Rick Ball and Lake Winnisquam Scenic Trail President Ron
Mitchell as they walked the portion of it behind the wholesale outlet.
"Fifteen years," said Mitchell quietly. "It's been a long, long time."
"I sure am waiting for the day I can stick my shovel into the ground,"
said Mitchell who has spearheaded the Belmont segments, working in
conjunction with people working on the Franklin, Tilton, Northfield,
Laconia and Meredith portions.
When the Federal Transportation Enhancement Grant first became
available in 2002 and 2003, Belmont initially looked at three portions of
a trail that was supposed to go from downtown Franklin to Meredith.
The phase being built now, and scheduled for a late August
groundbreaking, runs from Agway, near the Mosquito Bridge, to the
Belmont Town Beach. Phase 2, said Ball, is slated to go to Jefferson
Road. However, with the Federal Enhancement Grant set to expire at the
end of this federal fiscal year (Oct. 1) it would have to be reapproved by
Congress.
Since its initial design, there have been a few changes and speed bumps
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– most notably a redesign near the Belknap Mall, a requirement for a
fence along the railroad, and an archeological study last year that
threatened to hold up the project to the point where it appeared the
money would run out before it could be finalized.
With the hiccups behind them, Ball said he has negotiated all of the
easements and has acknowledgments for the few he hasn't finalized.
Once those are completed, he said the plan goes back to the state
Department of Transportation for a final review.
The final cost for this segment of the trail is $188,000 in engineering
costs, $756,000 in construction costs and $10,500 in oversight costs.