Touchet Valley Trail Open Houses

TOUCHET VALLEY—Two open houses are planned this month for the Touchet Valley Trail, a walking/biking trail to run between Dayton and Waitsburg. The first meeting will take place on Mon., Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the fairgrounds pavilion in Dayton. A second meeting is planned for Mon., Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at Waitsburg Town Hall.

The 9.7 mile “rails with trails” multi-use path will run adjacent to rail lines on land owned by the Port of Columbia. The trail is part of the Blue Mountain Region Trails plan and grants have been received from the National Park Service and the WSDOT to aid in the design and engineering of the trail.

The meetings will be an opportunity to ask questions, discuss next steps and to review responses to a recent community survey regarding the proposed trail.