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Boone County wants trails

On June 23rd, 2001, The Indianapolis Star published the results of a public survey taken in Boone County (Union Township) concerning most-desired parks facilities. Parks Board President Jan Sommer was quoted as saying "We were surprised that soccer fields and baseball [diamonds] ranked low in people's priorities."

So what did rank high? 66 percent wanted nature preserves along Mounts Run, Findley Creek and Eagle Creek; 55 percent wanted paved trails along major roads; 53 wanted trails connecting to Zionsville's trail network; and 48 percent wanted a centrally located park for community events.

These findings buttress the conclusion that trails and greenways are popular throughout the Central Indiana region, and parallel the popularity of Indy Greenways.