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Attachment #3 <br />Valarie Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />SUBJECT: MOUNTAINS -TO -SEA TRAIL <br />Dear Chair Foushee: <br />I'm writing to express OWASA's support for the Mountains -to -Sea Trail (MST) initiative. We <br />have met with Kate Dixon, Executive Director of the Friends of the MST, and we are confident <br />that we can make the necessary arrangements that will allow use of OWASA's property in the <br />vicinity of the Cane Creek Reservoir, consistent with our primary mission of providing safe and <br />reliable drinking water for our customers. As such, conditional upon the Orange County Board <br />of County Commissioner' approval of the initiative, our Board has directed OWASA staff to <br />immediately begin working with Orange County Staff and the Friends of the MST to develop the <br />necessary agreements and arrangements that will allow use of our property providing there is no <br />compromise of water quality, no expenditure of OWASA funds and we are able to make the <br />arrangements necessary to minimize any additional security risks associated with inviting hikers <br />to use the property around the reservoir. <br />Additionally, although it is not a condition of our support for the trail, OWASA has a long <br />history of notifying and receiving feedback from the public before finalizing any changes to <br />recreational activities at the Cane Creek Reservoir, and we are hopeful that the County's process <br />would include some level of public involvement prior to finalizing the plans for the trail. <br />We look forward to participating in this initiative and believe the MST will be a tremendous <br />asset for all citizens of Orange County. <br />Best regards, <br />Randy Kabrick, P.E., Chair <br />c: Mr. Frank Clifton, Manager, Orange County <br />Mr. Roger L. Stancil, Manager, Town of Chapel Dill <br />Mr. Steven Stewart, Manager, Town of Carrboro <br />OWASA Board of Directors <br />Ed Kerwin, Executive Director <br />400 Jones Ferry Road Equal Opportunity Employer Voice (919) 968 -4421 <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 -2001 Printed on Recycled Paper www.owasa.org <br />