Rochester Land Trust receives grant for accessible trails

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Land Trust received a $44,000 MassTrails grant to make one of its trails more accessible.

The funds will be used to install a gravel path with several benches and a picnic table on the Church’s Wildlife trail on Marion Road. This will provide more stable footing and make pushing strollers or using a walker or wheelchair easier.

The half-mile trail will also connect to an improved parking area.

The grant requires a 20% match in funds or volunteer hours. The project won’t begin until these funds have been secured and must be completed within two years.

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