Trails committee explains Phase 1 plans

Work to begin next year on raising funds, engineering

The new sidewalk on the east side of 1st Street was expanded from five feet to six feet, using funds provided through the Hamilton County Trails Committee.
The new sidewalk on the east side of 1st Street was expanded from five feet to six feet, using funds provided through the Hamilton County Trails Committee.

The Hamilton County Trails Committee updated plans last week for three projects in Phase 1 of a long-term development effort designed to expand and connect the trail network in Aurora and beyond. Will Jackson and Brett Mitchell, representing a 16-member volunteer trails committee, addressed the Aurora City Council at its Dec. 9 meeting, offering initial cost estimates and a timeline of constructio…