'No one should stand in the way': million-dollar project faces de-listing

'No one should stand in the way': million-dollar project faces de-listing

Dorset Council deferred a motion to deprioritise the $6.54m North East Rail Trail. Discover why councillors are split on its economic future.

Dorset Council stalls on Rail Trail extension

A motion this week to wipe the North East Rail Trail extension from Dorset Council’s priority list has been sent to a workshop. North East Rail Trail extension opponent Councillor Wendy McLennan’s motion sought to take the project off the council’s priority project list and remove it from annual plans. The council meeting was addressed by the North East Chamber of Commerce on the importance of the rail trail extension to local businesses before …