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30 <br /> 1 Commissioner Gordon said that the next TAC meeting of the Durham-Chapel Hill- <br /> 2 Carrboro MPO is October 10"'. She said that it is critical to have this Implementation <br /> 3 Agreement finalized by October 10th before the referendum goes to the voters in November. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 8. Reports <br /> 6 <br /> 7 a. Update on the NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail —Orange County Section <br /> 8 The Board considered an update on the progress of establishing a section of the NC <br /> 9 Mountains-to-Sea State Trail through Orange County, as directed by the Board in June. <br /> 10 Director of the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks, and Recreation Dave <br /> 11 Stancil made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> 12 Land Conservation Manager Rich Shaw presented a portion of the PowerPoint <br /> 13 presentation. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Orange County Section <br /> 19 <br /> 20 <br /> 21 NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) <br /> 22 What and Where is the MST? <br /> 23 • Concept in 1973 (proposed rustic trail thru 37 counties) <br /> 24 • Authorized by Gen. Assembly 2000 (NC Park System) <br /> 25 1,000-mile footpath (Great Smoky Mtns- Outer Banks) <br /> 26 Nearly 530 miles open for use <br /> 27 Eastern Piedmont section is challenging <br /> 28 NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> 29 thru Orange County <br /> 30 - Around 28 miles <br /> 31 - Eno River-> Hillsborough-> Seven Mile Creek-> Cane Creek <br /> 32 - Natural and cultural points of interest along the route <br /> 33 NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> 34 Segment thru Orange County <br /> 35 Partners <br /> 36 - State Trails Program (NCDENR &trust funds) <br /> 37 - Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> 38 - Orange County <br /> 39 - Town of Hillsborough <br /> 40 - Eno River State Park <br /> 41 - OWASA <br /> 42 - Private landowners (voluntary)! <br /> 43 <br /> 44 <br /> 45 NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> 46 thru Orange County <br /> 47 <br /> 48 How We Got Here <br /> 49 - State corridor planning sessions 2005-07 <br /> 50 - State Parks approved Eastern Piedmont Corridor(2008) <br /> 51 - BOCC viewed planning corridor(2009) <br /> 52 - Review by advisory boards&town councils <br /> 53 - BOCC endorsed State's corridor(2010) <br /> 54 - Collaborating with Hillsborough <br /> 55 - 7-Mile Creek Preserve planning/acquisition <br />