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X-WR-CALNAME:Veterans Memorial Trail Opens in Hebron
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DESCRIPTION:A ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the Veterans Mem
 orial Trail in Hebron\, one of the first Next Level Trails projects to ope
 n\, was held June 6 in conjunction with National Trails Day. The 0.9-mile 
 asphalt multi-use trail was constructed by the Town of Hebron with help fr
 om a $302\,956 Next Level Trails grant. \n\n“Trails like this one are bu
 ilding a higher quality of place and space\, connecting communities\, and 
 giving us another reason to get outside and enjoy the fresh air and get so
 me exercise\,” said Gov. Eric Holcomb\, who recorded a special video mes
 sage for the event. “We are proud to partner with you to complete this i
 mportant trail project. And you should be proud\, too\, as one of the very
  first Next Level Trails projects to open. Today is the 76th Anniversary o
 f D-Day and it’s also National Trails Day\, so I can’t think of a bett
 er time to open this trail dedicated to our veterans.” \n\nHebron’s fi
 rst trail is part of a regional effort to connect Hebron to Crown Point\, 
 following the U.S. 231 corridor. The route runs parallel to U.S. 231 from 
 Tower Crossing on the west side of Hebron to the Lake/Porter county line\,
  following an abandoned rail corridor. U.S. 231 is also called the Veteran
 s Memorial Parkway\, named for several war memorials built or planned alon
 g the route. The trail in Hebron will be the location for a planned Northw
 est Indiana Middle East Memorial dedicated to veterans of the wars in Iraq
  and Afghanistan.\n\nIn addition to the regional Veterans Memorial Parkway
  effort\, the new trail is also part of the route for two planned national
  trail systems\, the American Discovery Trail and Great American Rail-Trai
 l. The national trail systems routes are approximately 50% complete in Ind
 iana and already attract regional and out-of-state trail users. \n\nVetera
 ns Memorial Trail is one of 17 Next Level Trail (NLT) grants awarded to co
 mmunities and non-profit organizations through the NLT program in May 2019
 . The nearly $25 million investment announced by Gov. Holcomb will develop
  a total of 42 miles of new  trail across Indiana\, the largest infusion o
 f state trails funding in Indiana history. As part of Gov. Holcomb’s Nex
 t Level Connections initiative\, the NLT program makes critical trail conn
 ections within and between communities. NLT is administered by the Departm
 ent of Natural Resources. \n\nThe trail was developed by the Town of Hebro
 n in cooperation with its Redevelopment Commission and Park Board. Key fin
 ancial partners in the project include Greenline Landscaping/Excavating\, 
 Arcelor Mittal\, and Harry Brown Trucking. The project also benefitted fro
 m the support of the Veterans Parkway Commission\, the Friends of the Vete
 rans Parkway\, and the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. 
 \n\nIn addition to this ribbon cutting\, the DNR celebrated National Trail
 s Day with trail clean-up efforts\, hikes\, and bike rides at several stat
 e parks.
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SUMMARY:Veterans Memorial Trail Opens in Hebron
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