Greenway trail plan takes another step
NORWICH – The Chenango Greenway Conservancy recently completed a long-anticipated licensing agreement with the City of Norwich to create a trail along the Chenango River.
“This is some very exciting news. The development represents the partial fulfillment of a major dream that has been shared by many people in the Norwich community for many years,” said Conservancy Director Tom Holmes.
Over the past many years, portions of the Greenway have been developed into the Hosbach Trail, the Norwich Greenway, and the Chenango Riverwalk. By whatever name, the plan has centered around preserving and enhancing public access to land along the Chenango River and the open space that surrounds the community.
Holmes said that the agreement with the City of Norwich, together with the previous agreement with the Norwich City School District, assures access to about five miles of frontage along the Chenango River, and will “serve as a major catalyst for the completion of other similar agreements to expand the trail corridor along the river.”
“I would specifically like to thank Mayor Maiurano, the Norwich city Common Council members, our president Sharon Pelosi, and the other members of our Greenway board for the many months of work that went into this agreement,” said Holmes.
The agreement had been in the works for some time before Maiurano came to office and the mayor said he “completely supported the project from the beginning.”
“We just had to work out maintenance and insurance issues,” he said. “It was more than a simple right-of-way. There were a lot of pieces to the full puzzle and the city’s glad to do our part.”
The Conservancy has been working with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's Heritage Trails Program, the Chenango Canal Association, and others, to form the Chenango Canal Corridor Trail. The long-term goal is to connect the Chenango Greenway with the Chenango Canal Trail in the Hamilton/Clinton area, and with the Chenango River trail in the Binghamton area.
Having reached the milestone, the Greenway is looking for volunteers, energy, and ideas to: connect trails; complete agreements with landowners for developing new trail segments; help create and maintain the local trails; help promote the Greenway to members of our community; help write grant proposals; help with fundraising; and develop our website. For more information, refer to chenangogreenway@frontiernet.net.
A National Trails Day event is being scheduled for Saturday, June 6 along the trail.
“This is some very exciting news. The development represents the partial fulfillment of a major dream that has been shared by many people in the Norwich community for many years,” said Conservancy Director Tom Holmes.
Over the past many years, portions of the Greenway have been developed into the Hosbach Trail, the Norwich Greenway, and the Chenango Riverwalk. By whatever name, the plan has centered around preserving and enhancing public access to land along the Chenango River and the open space that surrounds the community.
Holmes said that the agreement with the City of Norwich, together with the previous agreement with the Norwich City School District, assures access to about five miles of frontage along the Chenango River, and will “serve as a major catalyst for the completion of other similar agreements to expand the trail corridor along the river.”
“I would specifically like to thank Mayor Maiurano, the Norwich city Common Council members, our president Sharon Pelosi, and the other members of our Greenway board for the many months of work that went into this agreement,” said Holmes.
The agreement had been in the works for some time before Maiurano came to office and the mayor said he “completely supported the project from the beginning.”
“We just had to work out maintenance and insurance issues,” he said. “It was more than a simple right-of-way. There were a lot of pieces to the full puzzle and the city’s glad to do our part.”
The Conservancy has been working with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's Heritage Trails Program, the Chenango Canal Association, and others, to form the Chenango Canal Corridor Trail. The long-term goal is to connect the Chenango Greenway with the Chenango Canal Trail in the Hamilton/Clinton area, and with the Chenango River trail in the Binghamton area.
Having reached the milestone, the Greenway is looking for volunteers, energy, and ideas to: connect trails; complete agreements with landowners for developing new trail segments; help create and maintain the local trails; help promote the Greenway to members of our community; help write grant proposals; help with fundraising; and develop our website. For more information, refer to chenangogreenway@frontiernet.net.
A National Trails Day event is being scheduled for Saturday, June 6 along the trail.
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