If you want the MoPac East extension, contact your LPS NRD representative NOW!

If you want the MoPac East extension, contact your LPS NRD representative NOW!

After reading about this on the "Folks from Lincoln" blog, I talked with Glenn Johnson, LPSNRD General Manager about this. He told me:

"The Lower Platte South NRD subcommittee reviewed the recommended trail corridor alignment presented by the Consultant and tied on a motion to recommend that the alignment be approved and presented at an open house meeting.

The expectation is that the subcommittee will reconsider this vote at a future meeting when all of its members are present. The design (of the trail extension) cannot proceed until the (NRD) Board has selected the alignment and directed the design to begin.

The (NRD) Directors have all received a letter and petition from the Landowners in the corridor area asking the District to NOT proceed with the project or to find an alternative route thaat didn't require any acquisition of private property. SOME DIRECTORS COMMENTED THAT THEY HADN'T HEARD FROM PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED THE PROJECT, ONLY FROM THE OPPONENTS." (the last sentence I made all caps to emphasize what we need to do)

We need to contact our LPS NRD representatives and let them know that we want this trail extension! To find your representative, see this site:
http://www.lpsnrd.org/docs/Board/board.htm