SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Yamhill County will stop pursuing a rail-to-trail project that’s encountered repeated land use issues and objections from farmers along the route. The Capital Press reports the county’s board of commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to withdraw its land use application to build the 3-mile recreational trail between the towns of Carlton and Yamhill. The project is along a longer 12-mile portion of rail property bought by the county for $1.4 million. Farmers opposed to the project argued the Yamhelas-Westsider trail would restrict pesticide spraying, invite trespassers and endanger food safety, among other issues.
County withdraws trail through farmland proposal
