Wednesday's informational meeting proved that some differences in opinion regarding the Bugline Trail paving project may be irreconcilable.
Since word spread that the Bugline Trail would be paved by 2014, both opponents and proponents of the project immediately emerged and debate continues in public meetings. But the last several months have shown that the positions held by people on both sides of the project have wavered minimally. Wednesday’s informational meeting about the project in Sussex demonstrated both supporters and objectors remain crystallized in their positions about the $2.4 million project to pave the Bugline after months of debate. Wednesday’s meeting was informational, and it was a chance for county officials to gather feedback from county residents regarding the project. About 30 residents attended. Regardless, the project will move forward in 2013, and …
The Bugline Trail paving project is going full-steam ahead, and that means laying asphalt straight through the Mammoth Springs/Cannery Crossing without waiting for development issues to be worked out.
With development at Mammoth Springs – formerly known as Cannery Crossing – moving along at a snail's pace, representatives with Waukesha County say they're not waiting for the green light to lay asphalt on the Bugline Trail straight through the property. Dave Burch, Waukesha County's enterprise operations manager, says he's through with waiting, and he hasn't heard any news Mammoth Springs is close to development. "The village has been working on plans to redevelop that for decades, and the county owns the right-of-way that cuts right through that property," Burch said. "If we waited for them, which we currently are, it could case a big delay in paving the Bugline. We haven't even seen any final plans yet... If they had everything …
43.13368
-88.20945
Main St & Waukesha Ave, Sussex, WI
/articles/bugline-paving-puts-kink-in-cannery-construction
/locations/7245398
Brown Brothers Contracting
2:17 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Being a paver, of course we're all for paving, but only where it's called for. Hiking and pavement don't necessarily go together. It sounds like they need to use the funds for road repairs instead. http://www.bbasphaltandconcrete.com/ more ›