Friends of the Trails
QUINCY — The Quincy Park Board tabled at its March meeting a proposal to approve a three-year agreement to continue to allow the Festival of Lights in Wavering/Moorman Recreation Complex during the holidays. Commissioners wanted discuss with organizer Eric Dooley about changes he indicated he wanted in the new agreement. However, Dooley and Quincy Park…
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The Friends of the Trails thanks Mayor Mike Troup and the City Council for North 12th Street improvements from Locust to Koch’s Lane. These sidewalks, on one side of 12th from Locust Street to the Cedar Creek Bridge and both sides of North 12th up to Koch’s Lane, already are being used even before the…
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Letter to the Editor: 'Friends of Westview' needs to be created to help pay for capital improvements
It’s time for Westview Golf Course, one of Quincy’s best economic draws, to receive third-party financial support in a similar fashion to the successful Friends of the Trails organization that has worked to extend the boundaries of the Bill Klingner Trail. It’s clear the public doesn’t want a tax levy, and I don’t fault them. But…
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Friends of the Trails conducted a ribbon cutting and check presentation on Oct. 5 to celebrate the opening of a sidewalk on North 24th Street. This connection links residential neighborhoods on Northbrook Road, Southbrook Road and Wismann Lane to the Bill Klingner Trail. The project was funded by a grant from the Marion Gardner Jackson…
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