Greeting to all (from Alex Godsey)
The Lake Cumberland Trail Foundation will be meeting at Rocky Hollow Park in the downstairs meeting room at 5:00 PM on Monday March 10th. This will be the first meeting of the Lake Cumberland Trail Foundation (LCTF) in four years! To this point the purpose of LCTF has been the acquisition and improvement of an abandoned rail bed in the southern part of Pulaski county. After opening a 1.5 mile section of rail trail, we have become stymied on the remaining 6 miles by the overwhelming cost of rehabilitating the tunnels and the reluctance of the Forest Service to allow us to improve the existing rail bed.
In the last year or two, enthusiasm in the area of mountain biking and walking/hiking trails has increased to a level that I believe major progress can be made if that enthusiasm can be channeled in the same direction. Mark Travis and myself, the only remaining officers of the foundation, have decided to use the LCTF to further this need for more recreational trails in other areas such as Pulaski County Park, Med Park West, Somersplash Water Park, Somersport Park, and any other area that we can make genuine progress in the bettermentof or recreational trails in the Somerset area.
The LCTF can be a fantastic tool if motivated, energetic people with a love for the outdoors and a desire to improve and increase the number of trails we have to reach out and enjoy it. Please attend this meeting and tell anyone that you think may be interested in our cause. We will be discussing all old business up to this point, so don’t feel like it is too late to get involved. We are just beginning in our new direction, so come be a part of it!
You can reach me anytime at 606-875-7770 or Marc Travis at the Cumberland Cycles at 677-1880. Feel free to contact me by e-mail through this google group as well.
Thanks and see you there!!
Alex Godsey P.E.
Engineer
City of Somerset
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