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• 1,000-mile footpath (Great Smoky Mtns - Outer Banks) <br /> • Nearly 530 miles open for use <br /> Eastern Piedmont section is challenging <br /> NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> thru Orange County <br /> - Around 28 miles <br /> - Eno River -> Hillsborough -> Seven Mile Creek -> Cane Creek <br /> - Natural and cultural points of interest along the route <br /> NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> Segment thru Orange County <br /> Partners <br /> - State Trails Program (NCDENR & trust funds) <br /> - Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> - Orange County <br /> - Town of Hillsborough <br /> - Eno River State Park <br /> - OWASA <br /> - Private landowners (voluntary)! <br /> NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail <br /> thru Orange County <br /> How We Got Here <br /> - State corridor planning sessions 2005-07 <br /> - State Parks approved Eastern Piedmont Corridor (2008) <br /> - BOCC viewed planning corridor (2009) <br /> - Review by advisory boards & town councils <br /> - BOCC endorsed State's corridor (2010) <br /> - Collaborating with Hillsborough <br /> - 7-Mile Creek Preserve planning/acquisition <br /> - Coordinating with OWASA <br /> OWASA Cane Creek Reservoir Lands <br /> - OWASA BoD supports MST initiative (Dec 2009) <br /> o Must be consistent with primary mission (providing safe & reliable drinking water) <br /> o No compromise of water quality <br /> o No expenditure of OWASA funds <br /> - Field reconnaissance (still underway) <br /> - County/FMST report to OWASA staff(upcoming) <br /> - Public input/ involvement (upcoming) <br /> - OWASA BoD consideration/approval (upcoming) <br /> Public Information Efforts to Date <br /> - Neighborhood meetings & tours (spring/summer) <br /> - MST Open House (August 13) <br /> - Websites, Email updates, FAQs <br /> - Public meetings (Q&A session) <br /> - On-line questionnaire (upcoming) <br /> Dave Stancil said that there would be a Q&A forum to allow residents an opportunity to <br /> ask their questions. <br />