Diamond Point residents asked the Tullah County Trails Advisory Committee on Oct. 1 to explore a trail connection along Diamond Point Road that would let people in the neighborhood reach the Olympic Discovery Trail’s Diamond Point trailhead without using the shoulder of a county road. Sarah Tetreault, who identified herself as a contractor and relationship manager with the Peninsula Trails Coalition but who spoke that day as a concerned resident, said the Diamond Point community is willing to do local research and volunteer legwork to develop a proposal.

The committee did not adopt a policy or allocate funds at the meeting. Charlie Comeray, chair of the committee and a representative from the City of Port Angeles, said the committee would place the item on a future agenda so residents could present a proposed alignment and, importantly, a community consensus about what residents want. “If you could bring it to the committee, add a consensus from the community, that would speak loudly,” Comeray said.

Tetreault told the committee that nearby utility work appears to have created a surface that looks like a possible informal trail and that state park maps show internal trails that might offer perimeter connections toward Diamond Point. Committee members advised that any proposal would need to identify whether the alignment lies inside Tullah County or an adjacent jurisdiction; Tetreault said the portion of interest lies in Fallow County. Committee staff also reminded the speaker that at present there is no identified county funding for the project and that the request would be reviewed alongside other priorities.

The committee did not take formal action beyond directing staff to add a presentation slot to a future meeting agenda and asking residents to return with a map or concept showing the part of the route they envision. No design, acquisition, or funding decisions were made at the meeting.