Company Pulls out of Putnam Trailway Sign Deal
A controversial plan to place advertisements on the Putnam County Trailway is dead.
In a letter read during the July 22 meeting of the Putnam County Legislature’s Physical Service Committee, Bikepath Country stated it was pulling out of a potential deal with the county, which was rejected by a 5-4 vote at the July meeting of the full legislature.
In its letter to County Executive MaryEllen Odell, Bikepath Country officials stated, “At this time, it has been decided by our board of directors that it is in the best business interest to focus in the areas where we have agreements in place.”
The idea of placing ads on the markers divided the legislature and brought much criticism from the public.
While the plan to place ads on the Trailway will not go forward, legislators and Odell agreed on July 22 that the county should move forward in the near future to place markers at each quarter-mile of the path.
For the full report, read next week’s issue of the Putnam Examiner.
