[joker]

Cable Line lovers should let DNR know how much they love and use the trail. Make sure they know that there's vocal support for it not being closed. I think that it would not be cheap to "properly" close it if their justification has anything to do with stuff like erosion runoff, as putting a few sticks across the various entrances isn't going to stop continued water flowing down that trail, and I'm guessing that properly "decommissioning" that trail would likely be as involved as just investing in maintaining it as a usable trail.

[joker]

Thanks for sharing this plan puzzlr. It's indeed good to see investment going into access (including parking!!) for some close-in trails.

[Randito]

I think it would require major engineering to "close" Cableline, e.g. an electrified razor wire fence extending most of the way up. But I think the engineering to create a trail up that route that meets environmental protection requirements for Salmon, amphibians, etc would be considerable. e.g. asteel reinforced concrete stairway to 1800 ft elevation. The DNR isn't going to anything like either of those t , baring some sort court order or massive expenditure by the legislature.

[joker]

Yeah, though covering up bits of exposed cable when they appear wouldn't be major, though not nothing either.

[thunderhead]

DNR cant close cable line any more than they could close old si or old mailbox. That ship has sailed. The biggest benefit of this is to get rid of the "tent city 4" homeless camp.

[Damian]

Have you been to that camp and talked to the people there? I’m curious why moving the camp would be a benefit. It has existed there fine for a long time.

[Randito]

[zimmertr]

Aside from the barky anti-trail runner doggo Tent City 4 has been very friendly in my experience. Absolutely no complaints here.

[Huron]

Agree. TC4 had a dumpster, honey buckets, site management and were generally good neighbors to hikers. It was the constellation of people around it that became a problem. Presumably by staying in woods or road shoulder nearby they had access to TC4 resources but did not need to comply with rules.

[Kim Brown]

• The tent city and residents have been moved to a new location.
• Cable Line isn't part of this proposal.

[thunderhead]

[Huron]

The reason Tent City is part of this conversation is that they have moved back and forth from Highpoint to the church several times but clearly prefer High Point and stay there for long periods. The project as described will displace them permanently. Like Thunderhead, I live nearby and experience the impact from this daily. After a move, the residents don't go away. They just shuffle around, so a displacement will only be another shuffle, probably to other DNR property along the I-90 corridor, all of which are troublesome. In regard to Cable Line, the linked document reads "This proposal focuses on removing approximately 9 miles of existing unsustainable nondesignated trail segments..." but does not say which trails those would be. Is Cable Line designated? The official comment period for this project is long past. If anyone knows what the public engagement process is at this point, please share.

[Randito]

[thunderhead]

[Randito]