May 21, 2008

Judge Wallace,

On May 18 I made measurements of the C&O rail bed profiles on Triangle Road and
"CR 1291 G Bypass Road". Attached are sketches based on those profiles.

The sketches are a little crude, but we can see that there is plenty of level ROW area
to accommodate both the existing county roads and our multi-use trail running in parallel. 

As a matter of safety and esthetics, we would like to clearly separate the road 
surface from the trail. These are both very lightly traveled roads, but we would 
like to establish the trail in peoples consciousness, and a clearly delineated 
trail-way would do that.

Berms, fencing and shrubbery have all been used in similar trail environments.
I would suggest that a 12-18 high packed soil and gravel berm would be the quickest
and most economical means of creating the desired separation. The berm would be about 
24" wide and with a 4-6 foot net trail width, the trail-way would be about 6-8 feet 
wide altogether.

I would be happy to meet again with you at any time to discuss these sketches or any 
other aspect of the proposed trail which would be of interest to you.

Thank you for your generosity in sharing your time and in your expressions of support 
for our trail.

Best regards,

John W. Grace

286-1717


CC Mr. Robert Miller