City officials are still keen on having a nature trail traverse the Kays Creek Corridor between Hobbs Reservoir and the Commons Park and are currently working out an agreement with landown-ers for the future project.
Alen Jensen, city manager, said Layton officials have been discussing the project with the key landowners and are close to an agreement on easement rights through the corridor.He said the next step is to schedule a meeting with the Layton Land Trust Association, formerly the Spring Hollow Conservation Group. Composed of home owners surrounding the Kays Creek Hollow, the group is interested in its natural preservation.
Jensen said the next step would be to actually draft a document on the easement rights.
Layton is also pursuing $270,000 in federal grant money to apply toward development of the Kays Creek Corridor. The Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission is part of a federal project that has more than $100 million in funds available to help reclaim and restore wetlands.
Jensen said a decision on the grant is still up in the air, but the city could have a verdict as early as April 14.