An article in The Kansas City Star (31 December 2008) recently mentioned in passing that the new 2009 stimulus bill could possibly fund construction of a hike/bike path along Turkey Creek in western Wyandotte County. Turkey Creek runs north-south from State Avenue east of 86th St. south to the Kansas River. If trail advocates want to see stimulus funds be used for trail projects such as this, they will have to contact Governor Sebelius and Kansas Secretary of Transportation Deb Miller. Otherwise, the funds will be only for roads and bridges.
The next meeting of Sunflower Recreational Trails, Inc. will be held on Saturday February 21 in Fredonia. The meeting will be from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and is tentatively scheduled to be held in Guero's Restaurant located on the west side of the town square. Items of discussion include railbanking initiatives and participation in the Kansas Sampler. Fredonia is located east of Wichita and north of Independence. Tentatively a field trip is planned for the Quarry Bay Trail at Fall River Lake. All trails advocates are invited to attend.