THE SPOTS

Town of Easton unveils newest Rails to Trails Extension to public

On April 18, The Town of Easton held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Inaugural Walk to open up the newest section of the Rails to Trails east/west walking trail.

The event took place at the trail intersection of Hanson St. and Station Lane. Crowds gathered in the morning around 10:30 am and mingled before coming together under the tent for speeches.

Town Engineer Rick Van Emburgh kicked things off, followed by Project Manager Kody Cario, Town Manager Don Richardson, and Mayor Bob Willey. Each speaker discussed the scope of the project, detailed their own interactions and involvment with it, and praised our Public Works and Engineering teams for their hard work in getting this accomplished.

After the speeches, the crowd gathered to see the Mayor cut the ribbon. Once the ribbon fell, the Talbot County Garden Club provided compliemntary Scottish Highland Creamery ice cream to attendees. Shortly thereafter, the inaugural walk took place.

Participants followed Mayor Willey, Council Member Al Silverstein, and Council President Megan Cook down the newly opened section of trail. The walk continued down the trail until it reached its current end at Port Street and then participants turned back and made their way back.

Town Manager Don Richardson stated, “We are happy to see our residents make use of this new east/west trail, and we are excited to see where we can take it next!”