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In this area, the city has plans to connect the Hilltop and Homestead parks with trails, as well as have a portion of the Great Northern Trail running through the developed area. The Hilltop/Homestead project has an estimated cost of $1.5 million. “We are trying to make the best of what we have,” he said. “I just wish some of the citizens, some of the res- idents will see that you got to give it a chance. Something is going to be there, and we are trying to work with the community to make something pleasing and acceptable.” Adam Howard, a hiking enthusiast who frequents trails in the area, told Community Impact the main draw is the encounters with wildlife. “I walk on a lot of trails throughout the area, and I think these are some of the best trails around San Anto- nio,” he said. “There are not a lot of trails where you can walk into deer or ducks, or any other critter, and they are unbothered by your presence.” Howard said he has been excited about the trail developments over the last decade and hopes to hike the new trails when they are complete. “I think people are so worried about trac congestion that they for- get about the trails and wildlife, so it

“I WALK ON A LOT OF TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE AREA, AND I THINK THESE ARE SOME OF THE BEST TRAILS AROUND SAN ANTONIO. THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF TRAILS WHERE YOU CAN WALK INTO DEER OR DUCKS, OR ANY OTHER CRITTER, AND THEY ARE UNBOTHERED BY YOUR PRESENCE.” ADAM HOWARD, A HIKING ENTHUSIAST WHO FREQUENTS TRAILS IN THE AREA

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which then positively eect mental health. “There are a lot of neighborhoods that we have in Schertz where there wasn’t a park built when it was developed, and now they do not have a short 10-minute walk to a park or access to a park, so the only way we are going to be able to give them access is connect them via trails,” she said. Live Oak residents will be able to walk from city neighborhoods to retailers at Town Center with the completion of projects, including the trails from Toepperwein to Town Center and from Woodcrest Park to Avery Road, Martel said. “You will have the ability to walk from Vista Ridge down to Wood- crest Park, on to Miller Road over to Toepperwein and all of that,” he

said. “A lot of connectivity is start- ing to take place.” Resident feedback Every two years, the city of Schertz conducts a Citizen Satisfac- tion Survey. Each time this survey is con- ducted, one of the top requests from residents is for additional parks and trails, Shrum said. Despite the desire to have addi- tional amenities, Shrum said some residents are opposed to having these developments in their backyards due to safety or noise concerns. Schertz Mayor Ralph Gutierrez said the city is working to create projects that t into the community and high- light the area’s beauty, including the Northclie area, which has planned parks and trails on the horizon.

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SOURCE: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMMUNITY IMPACT

is really great to see cities taking care and expanding these trails for people who use them, and I hope more peo- ple come out to enjoy them,” he said.

For more information, visit communityimpact.com .

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