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3 <br /> Commissioner Insko, to refer Rural Route 8, Stoneridge and <br /> Sedgefield Subdivisions to staff for further fact finding, to be <br /> returned no sooner than June 25, 1991 <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 2. NEW HOPE CORRIDOR OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN <br /> This presentation was made by Emily Cameron for the purpose <br /> of receiving citizen comments on the New Hope Corridor Open Space <br /> Master Plan. On September 1, 1987, Mayor Gulley of Durham met <br /> with the Mayor of Chapel Hill and the Chairs of the Orange County <br /> and Durham County Boards of Commissioners to discuss a cooperative <br /> project involving open space preservation along New Hope Creek. <br /> The scope of the project was defined to include land along New Hope <br /> Creek between Eno River State Park and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br /> land north of Jordan Lake. During the following fifteen months, <br /> staff members from each jurisdiction's planning department met to <br /> work out alternatives for project implementation. In December of <br /> 1988, the elected officials again met to review the open space plan <br /> proposal and agreed to send a resolution to the governing body of <br /> each jurisdiction, seeking endorsement of the project. The <br /> Resolution was adopted by the four jurisdictions during the spring <br /> of 1989. Coulter Associates, Landscape Architects and Land <br /> Planners, was hired as the consultant later that Year. Since <br /> October 1989, an appointed Advisory Committee representing each of <br /> the four jurisdictions met with the consultant and planning staff <br /> members to produce the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan. <br /> The Plan includes recommendations for acquiring critical <br /> environmental areas such as stream beds, floodplains, steep slopes, <br /> and larger tracts of historic, educational or recreational value. <br /> Acquisition could be through donation, purchase in fee simple, or <br /> purchase of development rights. Some of the wildlife corridors <br /> should remain in private ownership. <br /> The Orange County portions of the Corridor include: <br /> a. Wildlife Corridors, including the 100-year <br /> floodplain. <br /> b. Wildlife Protection Area, including the 100-year <br /> floodplain between Erwin Road and the Durham County <br /> line. <br /> c. Unpaved nature trails <br /> d. Bike/pedestrian trails. <br /> Mr. Coulter, Coulter Associates, presented the New Hope <br /> Corridor Open Space Master Plan using a slide presentation. He <br /> indicated that the plan has been divided into 10 geographic <br /> components. A copy of this master plan is incorporated herein by <br /> reference and may be found in the permanent agenda file in the <br /> Clerk's office. <br /> COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OR <br /> PLANNING BOARD <br />