Why doesn SLPOA have a walking/running trail around the lakes?
While the lakes have some common area or green belt around them (actually, the areas of greenbelt are established by the developer and DO NOT circle the lake) a number of things make constructing and maintaining a trail impracticable. First, a number of streams enter the lake. Typically, the points of entry for those streams are, delicately put, marshes. The construction of a foot path or bridge would be costly and would damage the lake by increasing siltation and infringing on protected wetlands. Second, the width of the green belt varies from as little as three feet to upwards of 50 feet. A three foot easement is inadequate for a usable trail. Finally, in at least one place the actual green belt is under the lake. A slight oversight on the part of either the original surveyor or the mapmaker. Come to think of it it would add an element of a biathlon (walk, swim, walk) to using the trail… As you make use of the green belt areas please remember that, with the exception of the places
