Hood River County Commissioners have approved a utility easement that will bring with it $100,000 for the County’s forest trails program.  Commissioners approved the application from the Zayo Group for the easement along Pinemont Drive within County forestland as part of the installation of a fiber optic line from Sandy to The Dalles.  County Administrator Jeff Hecksel says the Zayo Group will provide $100,000 for the County’s forest trails program that has been in question as part of the County’s budget shortfall issues.  He says it doesn’t fully cover the trail program’s costs for the next two years, but it does move them toward what is needed.  The County’s timberland fund will realize over $75,000 from the easement.