Cent. Kan. Conservancy, Inc. v. Sides

Green, J.:

*341 This case involves a .75-mile stretch of railroad corridor which runs on Clinton L. Sides and Kimbra D. Sides' property in McPherson County, Kansas. The railroad corridor at issue, along with the railroad corridor running north and south of it, have been converted to a trail use easement under the National Trails System Act (Trails Act), 16 U.S.C. § 1247 (d) (2012). The Central Kansas Conservancy, Inc. (Conservancy) owns the trail use easement. As a result of this easement, it intends to develop the railroad corridor into a public trail named the "Meadowlark Trail."

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