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County Capital Projects <br />Fiscal Years 2013 -18 <br />Project Name <br />Upper Eno Nature Preserve - Public Access Area <br />Project Status <br />Approved <br />Functional Service Area <br />Community and Environment <br />Starting Date <br />71112015 <br />Department <br />DEAPR <br />Completion Date <br />71112019 <br />Current <br />Year 1 Year 2 <br />Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Five <br />Year 6 <br />440,000 <br />Prior Years Fiscal Year <br />I Fiscal Year Fiscal Year <br />Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Year <br />to <br />Proiect Budaet <br />Fundina 2012 -13 <br />2013 -14 2014 -15 <br />2015 -16 2016 -17 2017 -18 Total <br />Year 10 <br />Land /Building <br />Construction /Repairs /Renovations <br />Equipment /Furnishings <br />Total Project Budget <br />General Fund Related Operating Costs <br />Personnel Services <br />Operations <br />New Debt Service <br />Total Operating Costs <br />Revenues /Funding Source <br />Transfer from General Fund <br />General Fund - Debt Service <br />Future Debt Issuance <br />Total <br />Project Description /Justification <br />The Upper Eno Nature Preserve encompasses several hundred acres of sensitive natural heritage lands, wildlife habitat and prime forests. Public Access Areas are <br />envisioned at two locations - the Seven Mile Creek Preserve (at Moorefields) and the McGowan Creek Preserve (US 70 East). The Seven Mile Creek Preserve would also <br />include a segment of the NC Mountains -to -Sea Trail as it runs northeast to Hillsborough and Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area. Initial work using existing staff <br />resources is occurring in FY 2012 -13 to rough out an initial loop trail. The project is anticipated to begin in earnest in Year 3 with the Seven Mile Creek access areas and <br />trail segments, as well as wildlife viewing areas and primitive camping. The McGowan Creek Preserve component construction would be envisioned for Year 7. Grant <br />funding would be pursued for some of this project. <br />C191 <br />400,000 <br />400,000 <br />400,000 <br />40,000 <br />40,000 <br />40,000 <br />- - 440,000 <br />- <br />- <br />440,000 <br />440,000 <br />80,000 <br />80,000 <br />160,000 <br />400,000 <br />10,000 <br />10,000 <br />20,000 <br />80,000 <br />42,240 <br />42,240 <br />84,480 <br />211,200 <br />- - - <br />132,240 <br />132,240 <br />264,480 <br />691,200 <br />90,000 <br />90,000 <br />180,000 <br />480,000 <br />42,240 <br />42,240 <br />84,480 <br />211,200 <br />440,000 <br />440,000 <br />440,000 <br />ddn nnn <br />139 9dn <br />139 9dn <br />Ind dRn <br />1 131 9nn <br />The Upper Eno Nature Preserve encompasses several hundred acres of sensitive natural heritage lands, wildlife habitat and prime forests. Public Access Areas are <br />envisioned at two locations - the Seven Mile Creek Preserve (at Moorefields) and the McGowan Creek Preserve (US 70 East). The Seven Mile Creek Preserve would also <br />include a segment of the NC Mountains -to -Sea Trail as it runs northeast to Hillsborough and Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area. Initial work using existing staff <br />resources is occurring in FY 2012 -13 to rough out an initial loop trail. The project is anticipated to begin in earnest in Year 3 with the Seven Mile Creek access areas and <br />trail segments, as well as wildlife viewing areas and primitive camping. The McGowan Creek Preserve component construction would be envisioned for Year 7. Grant <br />funding would be pursued for some of this project. <br />C191 <br />