There was always the idea that the trail would eventually jut north to the Cherokee County line and be able to lead right into downtown Woodstock.
So Laura's question was why Cobb hasn't done so yet. The short answer is: Priorities.
Right now, the parks people are working something fierce to make sure the trails around the booming Cumberland area and neighboring Mableton are up to snuff for the expected influx of visitors when the new Atlanta Braves stadium opens along with the accompanying shops, dubbed The Battery.
Plus, Marietta is also touching up its trails.
So your lovely Saturday bike ride to Woodstock will have to wait a bit.
He said that this is the basic process once it's been blessed by the bureaucrats: The parks and transportation folks assign the project to an engineer, the engineer designs it by figuring out right-of-way and utilities, and then they put the project out for bid.
The stretch between Woodstock and where the Noonday Creek Trail ends today at Bells Ferry is about 6.4 miles, he said.
Meyer was a shining example of local government and got right back to me with maps and answers. Thanks!
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Another factor in the prioritization, Meyer said: A Noonday trail that leads up to the Cherokee line but doesn't have anything to connect to ain't worth squat.
Cherokee County is still working through money it received from the Atlanta Regional Commission to build the trail south to meet Cobb’s trail. So, we're waiting on our folks to build north and for Cherokee's folks to build south.
That’s the skinny, Laura. Thanks for asking.
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