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THIS IS A REALLY INCREDIBLE OCCASION.
THE TRAIL IS 5.15 MILES, AND IT IS THE COOLEST THING ABOUT THIS TRAIL IS IT GOES THROUGH THE SWAMP AND THROUGH THE HEART OF PARK DAY.
FOR ME, IT'S AN EXCITING DAY AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING MORE AND MORE HERE AT THIS FACILITY OF RIBBON CUTTINGS AND CELEBRATING, UH, A OF RECREATION.
THIS PARK IS THRIVING AND MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
WE WANNA MAKE JEFFERSON PARISH AS ATTRACTIVE AS WE CAN FOR OUR RESIDENTS, SO THEY DO HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE HERE, WORK HERE, AND PLAY HERE, AND THRIVE HERE.
THIS PARK HAS A LOT TO OFFER AND IT GETS BETTER EVERY DAY.
JEFFERSON PARISH WEST BANK IS BECOMING THE ENVY OF JEFFERSON PARISH IN THAT WE ARE BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT WE ARE DOING THOSE PROPER QUALITY OF LIFE THINGS THAT ALLOW FOR THE RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT THIS TRAIL IS THE, UH, MONEY.
WE SAVED THE PARISH WITH ABOUT 80% OF RECYCLED MATERIAL.
THIS WAS ABOUT A $2 MILLION PROJECT.
ALL OF THE FEATURES THAT WE CREATED IN HERE WAS BASICALLY USED FROM RECYCLED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, UM, THAT CAME OFF OF PROJECTS.
SO ALL THE BROKEN CONCRETE THAT YOU SEE FOR LIKE GATOR'S TAIL, UH, SHEBAS CROSSING AND ALL THAT, ALL THE BRIDGES IS BROKEN CONCRETE FROM SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAY, APRONS, THINGS THAT WOULD END UP IN OUR LANDFILL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO USE.
UM, A LARGE PORTION OF ALL OF THE CLAY MATERIAL WAS BASICALLY DREDGED FROM OUR CANALS.
THIS PROJECT COMING FROM AN ENGINEERING EMPLOYEE BEING IN RECREATION IS WHAT MAKES ME SO PROUD.