Enjoying the first leg of a downtown greenway Monday are, from left,
Sylva board mebers Eldon Cabe and Audrey Tritt, Town administrator
Tommy Thompson, board member Lynda Sossamon and Mayor Brenda Oliver.
Herald photo by Lynn Hotaling
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Sylva officials unanimously agreed last week to cooperate with other municipalities
and commissioners in planning for greenways in Jackson County.
After a Nov. 4 presentation by Ron Ruehl of the N.C. Department of Commerce,
Sylva Mayor Brenda Oliver asked for a show of support for joining with other county
elected officials to establish a system of greenways to be enjoyed by county residents
and help promote tourism.
Work began last week on the first leg of a downtown greenway, Oliver told board
members, with clearing of brush along Scotts Creek to begin construction of a walking
trail from the bridge on Grindstaff Cove Road up to the old Sylva Coal and Lumber
Building, which is now Lifeway Church. Labor for the project is being provided by
inmates from the Haywood County correctional system, she said.
The new trail is a "teaser" for the larger greenways project, said the mayor,
who envisions it continuing along Scotts Creek to Dillsboro. Southern Lumber
and Roses have donated timbers to border the trail and Jackson Paper has provided
the wood chips for the trail surface, Oliver said.
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