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University Heights is primed to begin building a new recreational trail system across 36 acres of forested land north of Melrose Avenue — near the Finkbine commuter lot — after the Board of Regents on Wednesday flagged support for its use of the University of Iowa-owned portion of the property.

By granting an easement allowing the City of University Heights to build trails across 24 acres of UI land near its Finkbine Golf Course and commuter lot off Melrose Avenue, the regents will enable the full 36-acre project to proceed — charting trails across the mature wooded land characterized by steep ravines and deciduous trees.

“The university property is not suitable for a university building on t

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