Land trust raises $1.2M for bike path extending to border
NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Land Trust and its partners have raised enough money to build a bike path that will link the city of Newport with the Canadian border.
The Caledonian-Record reports the land trust exceeded its $1.2 million goal to complete the Waterfront Recreational Path and Lake Access Project. Officials say the new trail will connect Newport's downtown with the existing Beebe Spur rail trail through the Bluffside Farm that is owned by the land trust.
Federal and state agencies made large contributions to the project.
Newport City Manager Laura Dolgin says the path will help the area's recreational economy and preserve the city's cultural roots.