Note: The following press release was originally published by Lower Saucon Township.
On a chilly but bright Saturday morning on Nov. 8, 2014, Council Members, representatives from the Saucon Rail Trail Oversight Commission, Boy Scouts and their family members attended a ceremony dedicating the new information kiosk that was recently installed at the Township’s Reading Drive Trailhead.
A new information kiosk at the Reading Drive Trailhead along the Saucon Rail Trail in Lower Saucon Townshp was dedicated on Nov. 8, 2014. The kiosk was constructed by Boy Scout Emmett Brown as an Eagle Scout project.
The kiosk was constructed by Boy Scout Emmett Brown, a member of Troop 416, as his Eagle Scout project. Under the guidance of Roger Jurczak from the Saucon Rail Trail Oversight Commission, Emmett and his fellow scouts worked on fabricating and assembling the parts of the kiosk over the past spring and summer at his home, and with the assistance of the Township Public Works Department installed it at the trailhead at the end of September. Dr. Joseph Trapasso, M.D., a township resident and avid trail user, generously donated the funds to cover the cost of the kiosk materials.
The Reading Drive Trailhead was acquired by the Township in 2012 with State and Open Space funding and constructed by the Township Public Works Department.
The site, which provides access to the Saucon Rail Trail, has 20 parking spaces, toilet facilities and a picnic area. In 2013, funds were raised to install a drinking fountain with a dog watering station at the trailhead.
