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Salt Lake County approve the purchase of 60 acres for future Bonneville Shoreline Trail expansion.

The County Council approved $180,000 for the purchase, which will fill a trail system gap.

The land was offered at a discounted rate by the owner to keep the land open.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Bonneville Shoreline Trail is set to expand within Salt Lake County, after county leaders agreed to support the purchase of 60 acres south of Emigration Canyon "at an incredible rate."

Members of the Salt Lake County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate $180,000 from a county-managed open space trust fund toward the purchase of the parcel near 3085 E. Sherwood Drive near Spring Canyon, close to Salt Lake City's East Bench neighborhood. The acqui

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