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16 <br />Hollow Rock Access Area Master Plan September 2009 <br />A second public meeting was held on December 3, 2008, also at the New Hope <br />Improvement Center. The purpose of this meeting was to present the initial scheme <br />for the draft master plan and to solicit citizen feedback and additional ideas. There <br />were over 65 people in attendance (non- committee and staff members). <br />There were many questions about who would administer and operate the park. Others <br />asked how this site would be coordinated with the Duke Forest trails to the north and <br />other planned trails along New Hope Creek to the south. People offered their thoughts <br />about the potential closing of Pickett Road and how that might enhance the park. <br />Others were not in favor of closing the road to through traffic. <br />Finally, there were ideas offered for other facilities that had not been considered by the <br />committee, including a pedestrian bridge over Pickett Road, camp sites, a <br />canoe /kayak access area, a bike lane along Erwin Road, and signage about the <br />geology of the area. A number of people supported construction of a new sidewalk <br />along Erwin Road for children to access the property from Forest View Elementary <br />School. <br />A summary of the comments and suggestions from the second Public Meeting is <br />provided as Appendix B. <br />Two public meetings generated ideas and suggestions for the master plan <br />12 <br />