Pontiac is seeking a federal grant. A group of state, federal and local officials met in January to discuss various plans to make the trail a reality. One official, State Rep. Robert Gosselin,R-Troy, is putting his money where his mouth is. Opposition in Sylvan Lake has come from some adjacent property owners upset about possible intruders. And areas where people once dumped old refrigerators or trash or were a site of suspicious activities because they were not monitored are now in constant use by families out hiking or biking.
Nobody does any of that other stuff now.
It's more secure and property values have gone up. People, entire families, use it as a route to go to school, church, their neighbors. I've seen seniors out, on their own, picking up trash and cans along the route to keep it clean and nice for everyone to use.