Letter to the Editor: Lawmakers urged to put funds toward Tekoa Trail

An open letter to our legislators, state representatives Joe Schmick and Mary Dye and senator Mark Schoesler:

We have just heard some exciting news; there is now a surplus of $4 million dollars in the Parks Dept. budget through an unexpected increase in sales of Discover Passes and that plans are being made now to divide these funds for small parks and trails projects.

We visited Brandan Spencer’s property last week, and we now have a much deeper appreciation of the concerns of adjacent landowners. Though there is still much more to learn, we did discover common ground.

There are acute problem...