Going Outside in 2010
Anyone wishing to lead a more active lifestyle without paying hefty gym fees may get their opportunity in 2010. Since the Greenprints Alliance’s inception in the Spring of 2009, this grassroots organization has achieved much to propel their plan to connect more than sixty miles of bike and hiking trails in Cherokee County. Geared to become the prime destination for mountain biking in the Southeast, these trails would link green space to shopping areas and neighborhoods. While submitting their plans to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for approval, the citizens’ group has also won the support of the Woodstock City Council. The Council has budgeted to fund the devopment of the Taylor Randahl Memorial Trails at Olde Rope Mill Park as well as a second trail north of the Little River once the pedestrian/bike bridge is complete. The trails are named in honor of Taylor Randahl, a Woodstock youth and avid mountain biker who lost his life while road cycling in April of 2004. The Woodstock Chapter of SORBA (Southern Off Road Bicycle Association), who also helps maintain the Blankett’s Creek Mountain Bike Trail bordering Lake Allatoona, has partnered with the city to carry out the design and maintenence for the trail.
Investing in our Community’s Future, One Walk or Ride at a Time
As a community collective, we are perhaps only as good as the causes we support. What better way to invest in our own future as citizens of Woodstock than to build something that would intensify the beauty of our surroundings and promote the health of ourselves and our children? Besides offering a variety of family and individual memberships to help support the building of the trails, the Greenprints Project is also in need of corporate sponsorship. The organization has just achieved its 501(c)3 status, which makes all donations tax deductible.
Greenprints Alliance Information
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