Democrats Get Briefing On Firefly And Other Multi-Use Trails

Stephanie Doerr’s commitment to multi-use trails was obvious from the outset.

“For my bucket list, I’m determined to ride on every trail in every state,” Doerr told the gathering of the Oconee County Democratic Party.

Doerr listed 27 states as “done.”

Doerr was the listed guest speaker at the April meeting of the Democratic Party, and her topic was the Firefly Trail now being developed in Clarke, Oglethorpe and Green counties.

Doerr was joined by Ivette Bledsoe. Both are members of the Board of Directors of the Firefly Trail Inc., a Georgia non-profit incorporated to create a multi-use trail from Athens to Union Point.

Bledsoe also is a member of the Board of Directors for the Oconee County Cycling Organization, which has the mission of promoting improving bicycling infrastructure in Oconee County and has advocated for a trail along the little-used rail line running through the county.

One of the most visible activities of the Oconee Cycling Organization is its annual Tour-d’Oconee ride, which is being held starting at 8 a.m. this Saturday. Check-in is behind the Courthouse in Watkinsville.

For details of the presentations by Doerr and Bledsoe, as well as a video of the party meeting, please go to Oconee County Observations.