Tag: mary dye

November 9, 2015

Road trip to save our state’s longest trail: Three meetings this month

The John Wayne Pioneer Trail (AKA the Iron Horse Trail) was one typo away from destruction this year. Not only do we need to protect it from another effort to give away the central half of the defunct rail right-of-way, but this should be a wake-up call to redouble our efforts as a state to…
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tagged: iron horse trail, joe schmick, john wayne pioneer trail, mary dye, tekoa, tekoa trail and trestle association
September 25, 2015

Typo in law halts secret plan to give away half of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail

Washington State came one typo away from throwing away hope of ever completing the cross-state John Wayne Pioneer Trail and park (also known in Western Washington as Iron Horse State Park). If improved and connected, it would be the longest rail-trail in the nation. Without any public outreach or hearing, two 9th District Representatives quietly…
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tagged: iron horse trail, joe schmick, john wayne pioneer trail, mary dye, ted blaszak, tekoa, tekoa trail and trestle association