Erie Pursuing A Path Of Destruction?

Okay, getting back into it all, my sensational headline is meant to get your attention. Similar to the whole Longmont annexation issue that has a special website for that topic, there's www.neighborsforasaferoute.com all about the turmoil surrounding a proposed (threatened?) implementation of a Safe Routes to School grant the Town received from CDOT which would construct 3,200 feet of 8-foot trail along County Line Road trail from Telleen Avenue north to the railroad crossing and from Cheesman Street north to Erie Village.

This website has a lot of info that is difficult to filter into a quick argument. Without clearly articulating the problem, it is still obvious that some people are incredibly bitter that the town of Erie may force the creation of this path, with the Erie Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday November 13 set as the next round of, well, something tense, I guess. Check out the text of an August "speech" at the Trustee meeting. Clarification to follow...