FMCPT Board Member Bill Young was remembered for his many years of service for the Ohio to Erie Trail and our community. A memorial dedication ceremony to honor was held and a stone marker to his memory was placed at the Prairie Grass Trailhead. Bill was involved with the Ohio to Erie Trail for many years. He helped cut through the initial trail in Madison County plus raised funds and community awareness.
Trail users got a big boost with the addition of 26 new parking spaces at the Prairie Grass Trailhead making trail access much easier for more people.
During the spring and summer of 2019, the Prairie Grass Trailhead received quite a few enhancements, including: a bicycle “Fix-It” station; a water bottle filler; the “Rustic Rinse” station for traveling campers; access to a warm water tap for rinse station comfort; a paint job for the bathroom, water fountain, and the doggie doo doo container; an electric hand dryer and new coat hangers in the bathroom, and; two additional, level tent spots in the campground.
The Ohio Senate honored FMCPT for Exemplary Achievement for its “remarkable records of service to the area” when the Prairie Grass and Roberts Pass trails were added as sections of US Bicycle Route 50.
The memorial park at the Prairie Grass Trailhead was opened with a dedication ceremony honoring Richard McKenzie and Stacy Taylor-Meredith with memorial benches, near the “Mackenzie Bridge” which was dedicated in 2004.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) decided to celebrate Ohio’s opening across Ohio of U.S. Bicycle Route 50 in London (partly because of FMCPT’s reputation!)
FMCPT sent an extensive letter to London City Council members and city administrative leaders about the drainage issues at Maple Street and the opportunity to correct the problem when the trail is built.