Grindstone Creek Trail Development
- Grindstone Nature Area to Confluence

* Mid-year appropriation from 2010 Park Sales Tax ballot.
** Pending Council approval of FY 2012 funding.

Project Description: New trail development from Grindstone Nature Area to the confluence of the north and south forks of Grindstone Creek. 

Project Manager: Mike Snyder, Sr. Park Planner, 573-874-7203, MTS@GoColumbiaMo.com

Preliminary Plan: Click here. Purpose of the preliminary plan is to show a proposed route of the Grindstone Creek Trail in order to start discussion. This is the first phase of the planning process as highlighted in the April 26, 2011 presentation. No engineering studies have been conducted regarding feasibility of this route and bridge locations. Other alternate routes will be considered during the planning process.

Project Status: April 27, 2011 update: Initial trail route planning is underway. On April 26, 2011 park staff Mike Hood & Mike Griggs and Councilperson Barbara Hoppe met with approximately 41 residents of the Eastpointe Homeowner's Association (EHA) at Miller's Imaging. After a brief EHA meeting, staff presented the below PowerPoint.

• Grindstone Creek Trail PowerPoint Presentation

Action items of April 26 meeting included the establishment of a webmail/listserve service as a method to communicate with residents (completed April 28, 2011). Park staff agreed to walk the trail route with interested residents, but it was thought that it might be more productive to wait until an engineering firm was hired to assist with specific bridge locations. However, park planners are available as needed should anyone want to walk the route before June. Just contact Project Manager Mike Snyder to make the arrangements. Detailed minutes of this meeting were also taken by the EHA secretary.

April 22, 2011: A request for proposal (RFP) has been issued which will provide park planners with engineering and cost estimating assistance regarding any proposed trail routes. Deadline for responses is May 20, 2011, 12:00 noon.

April 20, 2011: Ward 6 Councilperson Barbara Hoppe, park staff Steve Saitta, Mike Hood, & Mike Snyder, Eastpointe Homeowner's Assoc President and several Bluff Pointe Drive residents walked an alternate trail route for the Grindstone Trail. Staff agreed to evaluate the proposed route as suggested by an EHA resident who's property is directly impacted by a potential bridge.

April 7, 2011: Park planner Steve Saitta and Public Works Engineer Ted Curtis walked the creek route and evaluated potential neighborhood connections. During this preliminary walk, contact was made with the Eastpointe Homeowner's Assoc President and residents located adjacent to the Grindstone Creek. Action item included the scheduling of a future meeting with EHA residents, park staff and Councilperson Hoppe.

December 3, 2010: Park staff Mike Hood, Mike Griggs, Steve Saitta and Mike Snyder walked the Grindstone Creek to evaluate various trail route options as proposed by park planners during earlier visits to the site. Staff started at the Grindstone Nature Area and walked to Maguire Blvd. Staff walked several alternate routes during this trip. Action items on this and subsequent topographic review meetings, included the preparation of the proposed "Preliminary Grindstone Creek Trail Plan" for further review by City planners and residents.

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