Moffett Bay Trail Opening?

Submitted by Paul Hartke on November 17, 2008 - 10:47am

Hello all,

Does anyone have more info on the Moffett Bay Trail Opening? The fall '08 Spinning Crank stated that: "The Moffett segment of the Bay Trail should be open this fall as part of Phase 1 of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project. Prior to a dedication ceremony, a waterfowl count needs to be completed but birds don’t keep a fixed schedule so we’re hoping for November."

Thanks.
Paul

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Submitted by John Krug on November 20, 2008 - 8:31pm.

Paul,

I called the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday and left a message requesting the opening date for the trail. I'll let you know when/if I get a response. If you also want to call them, the phone number is 510.792.0222, extension 39.

Regards, John

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Submitted by John Krug on November 21, 2008 - 8:26pm.

Paul,

I received a call from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife spokesperson today. She indicated the the Moffett Trail still has few items yet to be completed prior to the opening; a couple of permits and a land transfer to be finalized. The opening date could be as early as December or as late as early spring 2009. Nothing more concrete than that. The spokesperson did say that they were committed to the opening of the trail and that they were very much in favor of public use of the trail.

Regards, John

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Submitted by kornfeld on December 10, 2008 - 7:13pm.

I called again this afternoon. There is a bridge which is apparently owned by Cargill, the ownership of which must be transferred to Hasa (so Nasa can lease it to the Fish & Wildlife Service) and, as well, a "couple of permits" need to be issued before the trail can be opened. It's impossible before sometime in January for all this to happen and the person I spoke to "was hoping" it would be completed by Spring. You have to wonder, though, what Cargill's incentive would be to transfer it's ownership rights to the bridge without compensation and what Nasa's motivation would be to spend money to buy it.

Submitted by MJK on December 10, 2008 - 9:15pm.

This is killing me. I'm so eager for this to happen! I guess that means it will open in February or March?