Nicky Boyette – Parks Chair Bill Featherstone announced there would be a town meeting about trails from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 30, in the cafeteria of the old high school. Primary focus will be to explain the role of the Community Center as the hub of the trails system, but there will be time for reviewing the Master Plan for Trails as well as an opportunity to ask questions about the Community Center. This will be the first town meeting on the Community Center since January.
Director Justin Huss mentioned there would be a mountain biking skills’ clinic for students in grades 6-12 on August 13 at Lake Leatherwood. The clinic is part of a budding relationship with the National Interscholastic Cycling Association that prepares students for participating in the NICA mountain bike race for high school and junior high-aged students to be held at LLCP October 23, an event Huss said he hoped would become annual.
Featherstone said the Slo-Ryde Trail, a beginner trail built by the Carroll County Off Road Cyclists, opened June 4. In addition, Dave Biossat created a limestone walking bridge for crossing a creek near the trail.
Also, the Trails Committee now has a website. Viewers can find it at either eurekaspringstrails.com or eurekatrails.com.
Huss is planning to have a strong presence at the International Mountain Biking Association World Summit in Bentonville in November. He is working with the mayor’s office, the Chamber of Commerce and the City Advertising and Promotion Commission to ensure Eureka Springs makes a memorable impression on attendees.