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• ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 5, 1989 Action Agenda Item # SUBJECT: NEW HOPE CREEK CORRIDOR STUDY DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _Z_NO ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: New Hope Corridor Resolution Planning Director - Extension 346 and Statement of Objectives Consultant Proposal TELEPHONE NUMBERS: . . Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 PURPOSE: To consider a consultant proposal to prepare a detailed plan for the preservation of an open space corridor connecting New Hope Creek and the Eno River. BACKGROUND: At its April 18, 1989 meeting, the Board of Commissioners considered a resolution to preserve a corridor of open space connecting New Hope Creek with the Eno River through Orange and Durham Counties. The resolution included a provision that the - Administration of each jurisdiction prepare more detailed plans for the project, including identification of the exact route, the amount and location of land and easements to be acquired, responsibility for acquisition, possible funding sources, and a timetable for completion. The Board agreed by consensus to refer the resolution and statement of objectives to the Manager for recommendation. The Board also requested comment from the Planning Board and Recreation and Parks Advisory Council concerning the proposal. Both Boards have been informed of the project and are willing to work toward completion of same. Coulter Associates, a landscape architecture and land planning firm, from Durham has been retained to prepare the more detailed plan for the Durham County portion of the corridor. The work of the firm is being supplemented by support from the Durham City-Council Planning Staff, the Triangle Land Conservancy, the