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It's been quite a week.  The fact the Newton County Board of Commissioners is poised to approve a list of projects for the 2011 SPLOST that includes zero dollars for trail projects is disappointing.  I do not believe that action is consistent with the wishes of the majority of Newton County citizens who showed up in public meeting after public meeting to say trails matter to us.

At the same time, we had good news on many fronts this week.  The Harvest Picking at Old Church fundraiser was a huge success, and a harbinger of even better days ahead.  The Covington City Council endorsed a study to place a pedestrian bridge between Oxford and Covington over I-20.  The Newton County BoC approved requests to seek a grant to build a trail head in Porterdale and a Safe Routes to School grant to make it safer for children to bike and walk to several county schools.

All in all, it wasn't a great week.  But, it was a pretty darn good week.  Thank you, everyone who has worked hard to ensure our county reaps the significant benefits of a trail and greenway system.  As we posted some time back on our Facebook page:

"There is only one thing more powerful than all the armies of the world, that is an idea whose time has come"

Keep the faith.  Keep doing what you are doing.  Take heart in the 580+ friends you have on our Facebook page.  Be buoyed by the 100+ fellow supporters who turned up last weekend at Old Church.  Rest assured, you make a difference every day. Ever onward!
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