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"Persuasion, vision and persistence": Jordan River Commission celebrates 15-year milestone ahead of monthlong Parkway festival.
When the Jordan River Commission began 15 years ago, there was only one public launch point for paddling on the water and a scattered series of disconnected trail segments for walking and cycling.
Executive director Soren Simonsen introduces the speakers at a 15-year anniversary reception for the Jordan River Commission. NORTH SALT LAKE—When the Jordan River Commission began 15 years ago, there was only one public launch point for paddling on the water and a scattered series of disconnected trail segments for walking and cycling.
But since then, a constellation of stakeholders—from three counties, 16 cities, state agencies, Rocky Mountain Power, conservation groups and various private landowners—have worked to transform the Jordan River corridor into a 45-mile-long parkway and trail…
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