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17 1 b. Support for Hillsborough to Clayton Segment of the NC Mountains-to-Sea 2 Trail 3 The Board received an update on the progress of establishing a continuous section of 4 the NC Mountains-to-Sea State Trail from Hillsborough to Clayton (Wake County) and offered 5 guidance as desired. 6 DEAPR Director Dave Stancil said that this segment is from Hillsborough to the east. 7 He introduced Kate Dixon, Executive Director of the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail. 8 Kate Dixon, Executive Director of the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail, said that 9 this trail is part of the state parks system. She made reference to the maps at the County 10 Commissioners' places. She said that this is multi-governmental effort and it was proposed 11 years ago, but did not take off until about 10 years ago. She said that the green area is the trail 12 and the red on the map is where the trail is envisioned to go. She said that there is a lot of 13 progress being made on the trail in our area. When the trail comes together from Hillsborough 14 to Clayton there will be 150 miles of trail system. Hillsborough is working on a river walk, which 15 will also be part of the MTST. She made reference to the draft resolution and said that there 16 are gaps in the trail system within the Eno River State Park and this resolution is urging the N. 17 C. Division of State Parks to make closing these gaps a high priority. She introduced Robin 18 Jacobs of the Eno River Association. 19 Robin Jacobs said that the Eno River Association is excited about the MTST because 20 the association has been maintaining a lot of the trail within the park. She said that these gaps 21 in the trails within the park are a high priority. She said that it would help for the County 22 Commissioners to express support for this. 23 Commissioner McKee noted that the first page of the abstract that this action has 24 nothing to do with the planning corridor along the Bingham Township. 25 Commissioner Gordon asked what it would take to close the gaps. 26 Kate Dixon said that it would involve land acquisition and a road. 27 Commissioner Gordon noted that there is no financial impact associated with this item 28 for Orange County. 29 Commissioner McKee made reference to the sections of private landowners and asked 30 if there was intent to use imminent domain if negotiations break down and Kate Dixon said no. 31 32 33 RES-2012-115 34 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 35 36 Resolution Urging the North Carolina Division of State Parks To Make Closing the 37 Mountains-to-Sea Trail Gaps Within the Eno River State Park One of its Highest Priorities 38 39 WHEREAS, North Carolina's Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) runs 1,000 miles from the Great 40 Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks to showcase North Carolina's natural, rural and cultural 41 features; and 42 43 WHEREAS, the MST is a unit of the State Park System created and maintained in partnership 44 with local, state and federal governments and citizen groups; and 45 46 WHEREAS, the existing and planned route of the MST from the Town of Hillsborough east 47 follows the Eno River to Falls Lake and the Neuse River; and 48 49 WHEREAS, the MST will stretch continuously for 150 miles between the Town of Hillsborough 50 and the Town of Clayton when it is complete; and