The newest trail connecting Clarke Elementary and East Lake Park is finished and park goers can now walk, jog, bike or skate along the nine-tenths of a mile long path.
"We had to watch out for people as we were constructing the trail. We tried to keep them off of it, but that's how much excitement there is for the trail," said Scott Kent, Clarke County Conservation Officer.
The concrete has been poured but this has been a much longer process than simply construction. The trails concept has been tossed around for 30 years and Kent is grateful to have been in the right place at the right time to get to oversee and work on this project.