Tuscarawas County Commissioners approved a Floodplain Development Permit on Aug. 31 for a public recreational trail along an old railroad grade in Goshen Township.
"It was moved by Commissioner Ress, seconded by Commissioner Pace, to approve the Floodplain Development Permit for the creation of a public recreational trail for walking and biking in Goshen Township located at the old RR grade running from Hillandale Ave to SR 39 NE, as submitted by Lee Carl Finley, Floodplain Coordinator," the meeting record states. The motion passed unanimously under Resolution 642-2026.
The permit application was presented in the record by Lee Carl Finley, identified as Floodplain Coordinator. The record does not include detailed engineering plans or mitigation conditions; the approval grants county-level permission for the listed floodplain activity and delegates any required implementation steps to the submitting authority and permitting process.