CONWAY — The planning and permitting process has taken a little longer than some proponents planned, but the 2.9-mile MWV Recreation Path project is progressing on schedule, says Chris Meier, Rec Path president, and Larry Garland, Rec Path Committee chair.
“It’s taken us longer than we originally anticipated,” said Meier, an attorney at Cooper Cargill Chant and also president of the MWV Trails Association.
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What were you thinking??? Mountain biking and trail-building destroy wildlife habitat! Mountain biking is environmentally, socially, and medically destructive! There is no good reason to allow bicycles on any unpaved trail!
Bicycles should not be allowed in any natural area. They are inanimate objects and have no rights. There is also no right to mountain bike. That was settled in federal court in 1996.
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