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i <br /> 4 <br /> walkways or trails. <br /> -Recreational Trails <br /> Recreational trails in more urbanized areas or accessible to <br /> relatively large numbers of people, or which connect two or <br /> more identified significant areas should take the form of <br /> corridors of land with a paved or prepared walkway (these <br /> trails can provide walking connections and opportunities for <br /> bicyclists and joggers) or with well-marked and maintained <br /> unpaved trails . These corridors should be a minimum of sixty <br /> feet (60 ' ) wide or the width of the 100 year floodplain <br /> whichever is more, providing the user with the impression of <br /> being away from urban development. <br /> The recreation trails will require operational management <br /> such as litter and security patrol with appropriate vehicular <br /> restrictions enforced. <br /> For recreational trails for which county ownership may not be <br /> necessary or appropriate, conservation easements and mutual <br /> covenants between the landowner and the county or another <br /> land management group like the Triangle Land Conservancy, may <br /> be useful. <br /> The above-described system would be developed using the <br /> methods for acquisition and development described in the <br /> Plan's section entitled the same, beginning on page 7-6, and <br /> should provide a special public-private partnership to ensure <br /> that the uniqueness of Orange County is preserved for future <br /> generations . <br /> Barry Jacobs, Planning Board Chair, noted that the Planning <br /> Board had been involved in the development of the Master <br /> Recreation & Parks Plan. He indicated concern with the <br /> misimpression from previous meetings that the rural part of <br /> Orange County has no representation in the deliberations <br /> regarding this Plan. He stated that the majority of the <br /> Planning Board members are residents of rural Orange County <br /> and are sensitive to the concerns expressed by rural <br /> citizens. He noted that he felt the Board of Commissioners <br /> are responsive to the concerns presented to them by the <br /> Planning Board. He continued that it was the Planning <br /> Board's concern in that regard that led the Planning Board to <br /> ask for another public hearing to allow citizens another <br /> opportunity to speak on matters regarding the Master <br /> Recreation & Parks Plan. He felt there had been some <br /> inadequate explanations at times but also felt that a plan <br /> acceptable to the Boards and citizens could be achieved. <br /> Betty Compton presented a statement for Dwight Compton, <br />