Lebanon intends to double its new bike park in size, hoping that the increase will make the park an official race site to be used by a mountain bikers' league.
The Premier Health Atrium Medical Center Bike Park only opened last year, but the city would like to enlarge it in order to meet the specifications of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). A member of Lebanon's park board, K.C. Stallings, said that Ohio recently started a mountain bike league, which submitted an application to join the NICA. Approximately 25 states that are members have leagues for high-school and middle-school riders. Officials might use flyer printing to make bikers aware of this project.
One of the requirements set by the NICA for its race sites is they must have a trail at least 4 miles in length. The one in the park is about half that length. Fortunately, Melody and Dave Oeder have agreed to sell 54 acres to the city. The Oeders are selling the land, which adjoins the bike park, for $475,000, which is approximately $100,000 below the value for which it has been appraised.
The Lebanon City Council recently authorized Scott Brunka, the city manager, to apply for a grant in the amount of $429,000 to cover the land purchase. Most of the cost of enlarging the park will be covered by impact fees at the park, and by general funds which have become available when the Miller Ecological Park project was completed below budget.
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