Summit County Open Space and Trails presents special use permit plan geared toward nonprofits

Summit County Open Space and Trails presents special use permit plan geared toward nonprofits

The Summit County Open Space and Trails Departments’ rules and regulations prohibit commercial use on county lands and trails. It has no process to allow exceptions, meaning if nonprofits or educational groups want to use trails for something they charge for, like a summer camp, they cannot get approval. Katherine King, the Open Space and Trails director, said the department has gotten requests from these sorts of groups to use county trails and…