LOGAN — A year-and-a-half-long dispute over land ownership and access to a popular trail is taking a new turn.

The Logan City Council voted Tuesday night to set aside $150,000 for legal fees in a lawsuit against two landowners: Terry Oliver and Joe Sorenson. It also indicated a willingness to appropriate more funds as needed.

“For the past year and a half, we have been negotiating with them in good faith to try and come up with a solution that works for everyone,” Mayor Holly Daines explained. “That has not been successful.”

The two property owners shut off access to a portion of the Canyon Road trail back in 2023, around their properties near 400 North and 600 East. Several signs indicate private property, and a fence was constructed, blocking the trail.

City leaders, however, s

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