Then the Centennial Trail that now runs from Snohomish to Arlington though they just started to work on the last section, which will take it all the way to Skagit County.

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Your note sent me googling for data. I love the Information Age. Twenty years back I would not be sitting in my office in Newport Beach, reading Washington State RCO agenda items.

Looks like we can expect something to happen by next season. Found this document on line from the State Recreation and Conservation Office. Quite a list of permits and such. The project is funded. They estimate an $8 mil price tag for the extension.

The Arlington Gap issue remains. They were looking for a grant. Wanted to go halfzies with the State RCO and pay their share from 09, 10 budgets. Anyone hear if they got funded? $1.8 mil. The Centennial from Snohomish thru to Arlington is very attractive. Love to park in Arlington and ride down to Machias and back.

FWIW - Spokane is using stimulus money for the paving on the Fish Lake Trail.

Excerpt:

Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of a time extension through March 31, 2011 for the Centennial Trail project via Resolution #2009-03.

Background
The Centennial Trail is a 44-mile non-motorized recreational trail that extends from the King/Snohomish county line to the Snohomish/Skagit county line, connecting urban and rural areas. Using Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program trails category grants, Snohomish County acquired the Burlington-Northern abandoned railroad right-of way that parallels state
route 9 and developed more than 30 miles of multi-use trail.

In May 2005, the board approved funding for development of the Arlington North segment. This
segment adds nine miles of 12-foot wide hard surface trail and a parallel 6-foot wide soft surface
equestrian trail on right-of-way between the city of Arlington and a 100-acre trailhead property at the Skagit County line, connecting with Skagit County's Centennial Trail.

Status
The trail project is on schedule. The architecture and engineering process is complete, plans and
specifications are complete, and permits are in-hand from the Washington Department of
Transportation and the city of Arlington. The county submitted the Army Corps of Engineers permit application a year ago with concurrent review underway by the Department of Ecology. The county submitted the hydraulics project approval, county shoreline, grading, drainage, critical areas, and building permits in 2006, and anticipates final approval after issuance of the Corps permit.

Snohomish County expects to have all permits in-hand by June 2009, and to execute the construction contract by August 2009. The construction phase of the project will take eighteen months because of the time required to fabricate the steel bridge for the Pilchuck Creek crossing and the decking for the bridge and the trestle over the Stilliguamish River.














In May 2005, the board approved funding for development of the Arlington North segment. This
segment adds nine miles of 12-foot wide hard surface trail and a parallel 6-foot wide soft surface