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Snells Beach to Warkworth walkway project leader Gary Heaven held an afternoon tea in the bush to thank volunteers last month.
Gary said the first section of the trail, from Hamatana Road to Grange Street, was now passable after considerable progress was made this year.
“We chose this length to start with because it is a typical section of trail with an eclectic mix of private and public landowners,” he said.
A total of 540 volunteer hours had already gone into the trail, from coordinating permissions from landowners to actual trail cutting.
Gary had been so persistent with his enquiries to Auckland Council that it formed a new department off the back the project, which is named the ‘landowner team’.
Gary announced that a new organisation, independent of the Snells Beach Residents and Ratepayers, was being formed, as the project had outgrown the association.
He said it would ultimately focus on cycle trails and walkways more widely in Mahurangi. He thanked landowners, Ngati Manuhiri, the Rodney Local Board, Healthy Waters at Auckland Council, and Warkworth Walks.
