Planning continues for Poston Butte Preserve
by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune
This map shows a future Poston Butte Preserve, with an entry drive west of the butte./Town of Florence
Developing the Poston Butte Preserve off Hunt Highway will take several years, and with the design 60% complete, is estimated to cost $6.3 million in today’s dollars, the Florence Town Council was told.
The council received an update at its Sept. 8 meeting. Aaron Allan with J2 Engineering & Design told the council that cars will enter the preserve from a future private road west of the butte. There will be both bus and car parking, and a classroom building with restrooms.
There will be gates on the north and east boundaries through which pedestrians, equestrians and mountain bikers may enter. New trails will link to some existing trails; other existing trails will be closed and revegetated. There will be a pedestrian-only trail to the top of the butte, with two stopping points or “rest nodes” along the way with interpretive signs.
