From the office of Supervisor Nate McMurray
Scenic Woods on Grand Island
Scenic Woods: 220 Acres alongside the Niagara River
4 Phases • Phase1:WesternTrailHead,SturbridgeLaneParking,andGunCreekTrails• Phase2:PrimaryTrailtotheRiver;8restintervalsandtwoBoardWalks• Phase3:LoopTrailsandConnectorTrails,4restintervals,aBoardWalkandfencing• Phase4:EasternTrailHead,aBoardWalk,EastRiverRoadparking,alooptrailandaWatchtower
Timeline—years in the making
• Thislandwasoriginallyplannedforasubdivision• TheTownpurchaseditoveradecadeagotoprotectit• Theplantoconvertitintoaformalnaturepreservehasbeenlongconsidered• WepreviouslyappliedfortheGreenwayFundsandwereapproved
We now have the funds
Project Cost
• StateGrant$197,634(allocatedandapproved)• Greenway:$117,860• Town:$79,775(allocatedandapproved)
• Total:$395,269
A True Greenway Project
• Offersinclusiveaccesstoleisure,outdoorrecreaVon,organizedprogramsandeventsandcommunitygatheringsforusersofallagesandabiliVes
• Expandsriverfrontaccess–(despitebeingonNiagaraRiverandhavingthemostfrontageofanyTownalongtheriver,GrandIslandhasonlyoneGreenwayfundedproject)
• Preservesnature
The Town needs this
Finally, let’s finish this!
Thank you!