During the Township meeting on June 4th, The City of Mantorville shared an area of cooperation with the Township. The City of Mantorville is working on a local sidewalk up along fifth street. There was an opportunity for the Township to enjoy some cost savings by working with the DNR on a trail segment along fifth street past Mantorville. The Township said that not only were they not interested in cooperating, they were going to make the road even wider so that a trail would never be able to be added within the current right-or-way. When asked if they had any interest in helping kids from those existing development have a safe path into the city the Townships reply was "Not at this time".
The City of Mantorville, the DNR and the Stage Coach Trails association will continue to work on finding safe, enjoyable recreational opportunities and identify alternative paths.
Chuck Bradford
Mayor, City of Mantorville
The township is putting cost above safety. Time to pursue annexation.
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