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13 <br /> Attachment 6 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION SUPPORTING <br /> THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL <br /> THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY, NC <br /> WHEREAS, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is planned to provide a major cross-state <br /> transportation, recreation and tourism resource for all North Carolinians; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Trail is planned to cover nearly 1,000 miles of the State when all spurs and <br /> connectors are included; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Trail will highlight a wide variety of historic and natural resources across the <br /> State and within Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Trail would contribute towards improved quality of life and provide economic <br /> benefits from the associated recreation and tourism; and <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed Trail corridor is a recommended project from the Orange County <br /> Recreation and Parks Advisory Council, the Orange County Commission for the <br /> Environment, and the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group; and <br /> WHEREAS, the creation of the Trail is a joint venture among the North Carolina Department <br /> of Environment and Natural Resources, Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Orange Water <br /> and Sewer Authority (OWASA), the Town of Hillsborough, the Eno River Association, <br /> Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, and Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the proposed segments of the Trail in Orange County include existing and <br /> planned trails at Eno River State Park, the Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail, Poet's <br /> Walk at Historic Ayr Mount, Hillsborough's Riverwalk and Kings Highway Park, Occoneechee <br /> Mountain State Natural Area, Orange County's Seven Mile Creek Preserve, and OWASA's <br /> Cane Creek watershed protection lands; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> endorses the Mountains-to-Sea Trail plan, with its primary and alternate trail routes, as <br /> delineated on the attached map. <br /> ,5/\-- - <br /> This the 20`" day of April, 2010. <br /> 444 44.,, <br /> Valerie Foushee, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Don a raker, lerk to the Board <br />