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<br /> • Developing a core group. The that could benefit from the trail and _ and Rotary Clubs, high school shop
<br /> number of people who began the be useful politically. classes, scouts, and the state peni-
<br /> project was very small,but they had • Developing good media rela- tentiary promised labor and Ion-
<br /> a clear idea of what they wanted to tions. By including local newspaper struction. The city,county,U.S. For-
<br /> accomplish and a commitment to people and convincing them of the est Service, and agricultural exten-
<br /> the trail over the long term. value of the trail,the committee en- Sion office contributed tools,
<br /> • Organizing formal support. sured good publicity for project machinery,and technical assistance.
<br /> Putting together a citizen's steering events. Perhaps more important, • Assessing broad public septi
<br /> committee was the first step. As because the editors understood the ment.A recreation facility question-
<br /> ect, they supported it during naire sent to a large sample of the
<br /> more groups and individuals be- proj
<br /> came involved and the recreation periods of controversy. The com- city's population included the trail
<br /> district became the leading agency, mittee also enlisted a local radio sta- project.The high level of interest in
<br /> planners grouped participants into tion and cable TV station as support- the project revealed by the ques-
<br /> several action units: Long-Range ers. tionnaire helped convince political
<br /> Planning and Engineering;Finance, • Gearing development to the leaders of the trail's importance.
<br /> Land Acquisition, and Legal; Public available resources. Limited cash • Recognizing the concerns of
<br /> Involvement and Publicity; and was available for the project,but the adjacent landowners. The classic
<br /> Construction and Maintenance. extensive community support made problem of trail development is the
<br /> • Reaching the larger communi- it possible to secure donations of hostility of adjacent residents who
<br /> ty. Early on,the steering committee labor and materials. The County envision a loss of property values
<br /> identified all the possible groups Homebuilders Association, Lions safety,and privacy.Evidence linking
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