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f~, E S- a o ~~- 0 3 a ~1-I-Fachm~ n-i- ,~ ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY, NC 3 WHEREAS, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is planned to provide a major cross-state transportation, recreation and tourism resource for all North Carolinians; and WHEREAS, the Trail is planned to cover nearly 1,000 miles of the State when all spurs and connectors are included; and WHEREAS, the Trail will highlight a wide variety of historic and natural resources across the State and within Orange County; and WHEREAS, the Trail would contribute towards improved quality of life and provide economic benefits from the associated recreation and tourism; and WHEREAS, the proposed Trail corridor is a recommended project from the Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Board, the Orange County Commission for the Environment, and the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group; and WHEREAS, the creation of the Trail is a joint venture among the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), the Town of Hillsborough, the Eno River Association, Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, and Orange County; and WHEREAS, the proposed segments of the Trail in Orange County include existing and planned trails at Eno River State Park, the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail, Poet's Walk at Historic Ayr Mount, Hillsborough's Riverwalk and Kings Highway Park, Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, Orange County's Seven Mile Creek Preserve, and OWASA's Cane Creek watershed protection lands; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners endorses the Mountains-to-Sea Trail plan, with its primary and alternate trail routes, as delineated on the attached map. This the 20th day of April, 2010. Valerie Foushee, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board