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  • Moving Right Along

    Construction is complete along Harkless Dr. from Palm Dr. to SR 13. We hope you enjoy this newest section of trail. We will be installing signs here, as well as along other sections of the trail throughout the summer. For construction pictures and updates click here.

  • Trail Committee Discusses Updates, Projects

    Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee met Monday night to discuss several ongoing trail projects, as well as updates on existing projects. Plans for the Conklin Bay portion of the trail were discussed. Megan McClellan, executive director, said the wetland delineation will cost $4,620. “We have money for this section but it’s for laying trail,” she said. The…

  • Progress Continues On Trail And Other Projects

    Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation met Monday and heard updates from several of its committees on various projects, including the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail project. Mike Buhrt, who serves as the liaison between the foundation and the trail committee, said new trails Executive Director Megan McClellan had secured a Safe Routes to School grant, which will be used in…

  • Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee Discusses Updates

    Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee discussed updates regarding ongoing projects at Monday evening’s meeting. Executive Director Megan McClellan met with several homeowners along Eli Lilly Road to discuss widening the narrow section of this trail. The committee is hoping to get donations from a few families to match the donations of neighbors. They also want to put…

  • Trail Committee Receives Grant From K21

    K21 Health Foundation has awarded the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee a generous grant for the construction of a sidewalk-trail on Harkless Drive from Palm Drive to SR 13. The trail committee received a $50,000 grant from the foundation. The committee met Monday evening to hear the good news. K21 Health Foundation is making it possible to…

  • Trail Committee Discusses Budget

    With a new budget for 2015, Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee met Monday night to wrap up some business and prepare for 2015. For the first time since the committee’s inception, executive director Megan McClellan submitted a budget. McClellan discussed the budget with committee members. The budget is for known expenses, she told the board. The budget…

  • S-W Trail Committee Puts Miller Family Foundation Grant To Work

    Informative article on how the trail committee intends to put the Miller Family Donation to work. But we can’t do it without you! A portion of this grant can only be realized once we have matching COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS. In other words if you give a tax-deductible donation now, it will be worth double that amount…

  • Trail Committee Discusses Grant And Kiosks

    Article covering our November trail committee meeting. See the complete article here: http://www.inkfreenews.com/2014/11/18/trail-committee-discusses-grant-and-kiosks/

  • Planned Installation of Sidewalk Along Harkless Drive

    A big thank you to the Syracuse Town Council for agreeing to partner with us on installing sidewalk from SR 13 along Harkless Drive to Palm Drive. Though this project is still in the early planning stages, we appreciate the continued support of the Town. See the complete article here: http://www.inkfreenews.com/2014/10/22/council-approves-2015-budget-body-cams

  • Thank you to The Papers!

    Thank you to the papers for reporting all the great things happening on the trail this past month. See the complete article here: http://www.inkfreenews.com/2014/10/15/trail-committee-completes-syracuse-lake-project/

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