Montour Trail-Letter

Volume 11, Issue 2

March/April, 2000

The Findlay Township Board of Commissioners decided to take on the job of lighting the Enlow Tunnel - an old Montour Railroad tunnel, 576 feet in length, located near mile 7.0 on the Montour Trail.

Findlay Township Manager, Gary Klingman, attended the Montour Trail Council's (MTC) board meeting on Monday evening, January 17, and gave multiple reasons for this decision. Two of the cited reasons given were: in response to the requests of community trail-users for better visibility in the tunnel, and sight-enhancement for the runners of the annual IKEA/Montour 1/2 Marathon. Lighting would also provide definition to trail edges, so that users would know how far from the center they can stray.

Findlay Township, in conjunction with Duquesne Light Co., will spearhead the acquisition of lighting and its installation. The MTC will provide all necessary rights-of-way/easements for proper location of poles and support equipment. With this arrangement in place, Findlay then asked the Montour Trail Council to sign an agreement, assuring the MTC that the Montour Trail Council would not be responsible for any operational costs, maintenance, or repairs.

After perusal and discussion on the terms and wording of the agreement, modifications were suggested, and the MTC now awaits Findlay's response to those modifications.

These matters are merely precautionary formalities and are sure to be resolved easily and quickly to the benefit of all concerned.

The MTC is very appreciative of the Township of Findlay's tremendous efforts in securing lighting for the Enlow Tunnel, and for their overall backing for the Montour Trail in the last eight years. We applaud them, and offer our full support.