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<br />_.....,j <br />walkways or trails. <br />-Recreational Trails <br />Recreational trails in more urbanized areas or accessible to <br />relatively large numbers of people, ar which connect two ar <br />more identified significant areas should take the form of <br />corridors of land with a paved or prepared walkway (these <br />trails can provide walking connections and opportunities for <br />bicyclists and joggers) or with well--marked and maintained <br />unpaved trails. These corridors should be a mina.mum of sixty <br />feet (60') wide or the width of the 100 year floodplain <br />whichever is more, providing the user with the impression of <br />being away from urban development.. <br />The recreation trails will require operational management <br />such as litter and security patrol with appropriate vehicular <br />restrictions enforced. <br />For recreational trails for which county ownership may not be <br />necessary or appropriate, conservation easements and mutual <br />covenants between the landowner and the county or another <br />land management group like the Triangle Land Conservancy, may <br />be useful. <br />The above-described system would be developed using the <br />methods for acquisition and development described in the <br />Plan's section entitled the same, beginning an page 7-6, and <br />should provide a special public-private partnership to ensure <br />that the uniqueness of Orange County is preserved for future <br />generations. <br />Barry Jacobs, Planning Board Chair, noted that the Planning <br />Board had been involved in the development of the Master <br />Recreation & Parks Plan. He indicated concern with the <br />misimpression from previous meetings that the rural part of <br />Orange County has no representation in the deliberations <br />regarding this Plan. He stated that the majority of the <br />Planning Board members are residents of rural Orange County <br />and are sensitive to the concerns expressed by rural <br />citizens. He noted that he felt the Board of Commissioners <br />are responsive to the concerns presented to them by the <br />Planning Board. He continued that it was the PlanninBoard to <br />Soard's concern in that regard that led the Planning <br />ask far another public hearing to allow citizens another <br />opportunity to speak on matters .regarding the Master <br />Recreation & Parks Plan. He felt there had been some <br />inadequate explanations at times but also felt that a plan <br />acceptable to the Hoards and citizens could be achieved. <br />Betty Compton presented a statement for Dwight Compton, <br />