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Economic Benefits
The B&O Trail will provide the following economic benefits:

• Trail users will stop at towns along the way to eat, drink, camp, rent equipment, make repairs, purchase supplies and souvenirs or spend the night.
• New businesses will be started, creating new jobs for the surrounding communities.
• Access to recreation and open space afforded by the trail will encourage business development along the trail.
• A convenient recreational facility will attract new employers to our community as they seek to provide a healthy environment for their employees.
• The construction and maintenance process will engage local contractors, suppliers and workers.
• The trail will serve the region as a protected route for compatible infrastructure elements such as existing underground fiber optics telecommunications utilities.
• Visiting trail travelers will increase tourism at Turkey Run and Shades State Parks.