Work has ceased for the 1.3 mile extension of the Maple Swamp Discovery Hill Trail spearheaded by the New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA) after a Conservation Commission meeting held on September 17.

A formal vote was not taken, but the commission approved of the project proposed for conservation lands during a meeting held back in June.

The 4.88-mile loop between the Discovery Hill and Oak Ridge trail networks is intended to provide safer and easier access to the Discovery Hill trail network and to fill a gap in the evolving Cape Cod Pathways network.

However, after a number of concerns were raised during the Conservation Commission meeting, assistant director of natural resources Jenna Silva said it would be best to halt the work for the time being.

Abutter Brian F. Everett

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