Council advances outreach for Chet’s Trail restoration; neighbors to be contacted

Council spent substantial time on Chet's Trail, a historic footpath that residents say once connected Westlake to Northlake. Mayor/Chair (speaker 1) and councilmembers summarized prior court findings indicating a historic public right‑of‑way, described outreach already made to adjacent property owners, and discussed next steps to remove improper signage and reestablish a clear public route.

Councilmembers emphasized the importance of meeting with impacted property owners before making physical changes. One councilmember (speaker 11) recommended meeting individually with every owner touching the trail to hear concerns and identify impacts; another councilmember suggested sending a letter inviting owners to propose preferred alignments and to plan a field walk so neighbors and staff can view the route before limited pioneering work (brush clearing) is undertaken.