October 18, 2009 in Outdoors

Ferry County votes on trail

Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com, (509) 459-5508
 
Tags: Ferry County outdoors rail trails

Ferry County residents will make a critical decision on Nov. 3 regarding use of a prized abandoned railway the county acquired this year:

Will motorized vehicles be allowed on the 28.5-mile route that runs from the Canada border to an existing trail at Republic?

The election-day issue has become contentious. Signs promoting a non-motorized trail have been vandalized and counterfeit response cards were detected in a survey of property owners along the trail.

“It’s clear that a vast majority of the landowners along the corridor would prefer to keep the trail non-motorized,” said Bob Whittaker, president of Ferry County …

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