State parks receives grant for John Wayne trail

Washington State Parks and Recreation was recently awarded a grant for $96,000 to prepare a plan for repairs and upgrades to the John Wayne Pioneer Trail.

The grant will develop a site plan and secure local permits for the development of trailheads along the trail at Malden, Rosalia and Tekoa.

The site plan, to be designed over two years, will lay out the details of each traihead, such as parking spaces, restrooms and picnic tables, according to Bill Fraser, regional planner for the Eastern Regional Office for Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission located in East Wenatchee.

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