Reiter Focus meeting

Discussion here:

https://thumpertalk.com/forums/topic/1318773-reiter-foothills-public-forum/

General Announcements:
Minor changes planned for these meetings.
Location: Every other month (January, March, May, July, September) will be held in the East Public Meeting Room of the Robert Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave, Everett from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. The months in between (February, April, June, August, October) will rotate the meeting location to different locations that may include but not be limited to Monroe, Snohomish, Sultan, Mill Creek, Startup. No meetings will occur in November or December.
Discussion Topics: Each meeting DNR plans to have a more thorough presentation regarding topics that govern how DNR operates. January and February meetings will have brainstorming opportunities for the public to suggest topics that interest them.

Non-Motorized:
DNR staff met with State Parks staff and agreed on projects for the 21-23 grant cycle.
Multi-purpose trail with downhill mt bike option west of the State Park.
Trail reroutes – circumvent new/expanding beaver pond near Wallace Lake; new trail adjacent to current mainline road that will be abandoned with the Brushcrasher timber sale.
Started SEPA for trails west of Wallace Falls State Park. Expect to open for public comment sometime in March/April.
Met with Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance on maintaining trails using an RCO grant they received to help.
 

Motorized Updates:
Motorized Parking Lot Update:
Continue to work with PACE Engineers to acquire Land Disturbance Activities Permit from Snohomish County.
Anticipate being shovel ready by July 2020.
Looking to coordinate with the Northwest Motorcycle Association (NMA) and the Washington Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (WHOVA) to get help maintaining the ORV trails in Reiter since they received RCO grants too.