Build Lebanon Trails reports goals, notes Mill Race trail permit appeal

A Build Lebanon Trails (BLT) representative summarized the group's annual retreat and updates on the Mill Race trail project. BLT said it had set goals for one, three, five and 10 years and plans to distribute new maps and flyers to the committee and council.

The speaker reported the county approved the conditional use permit for the Mill Race trail, but that a group identified in the transcript as "NIMBY" has appealed. The BLT representative said a remand meeting is scheduled (the transcript refers to the meeting as on the "20 seventh") and that, if the remand does not resolve the appeal, the case could be taken to the Land Use Board of Appeals. The speaker noted the appellant had requested additions to the record and indicated the upcoming remand meeting would be limited to the allowed materials.

BLT also reported attendance and volunteer engagement from a recent Connect Lebanon event and distributed new event schedules and a revised trail map to committee members. The committee did not take formal action on the Mill Race permit at this meeting; the transcript records an update only and indicates BLT will continue to pursue the appeal process as needed.