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44 <br /> Timeline <br /> NC Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) <br /> Orange County Trail Planning Process <br /> 2005-2007 Planning and Map Sessions held for the "Eastern Piedmont Plan" of the MST <br /> December 2009 OWASA Board directed OWASA staff to work with Orange County and <br /> Friends of the MST to develop agreements and arrangements to allow use of <br /> OWASA property for MST, providing no compromise of water quality, no <br /> expenditure of OWASA funds, with minimal risk to reservoir and neighbors <br /> 2010 State Parks designated MST Corridor (swath) across the State (including <br /> Eastern Piedmont) <br /> October 2010 Orange County BOCC approves map with Eastern Piedmont Corridor (swath) <br /> through the County <br /> 2010—early 2012 Representatives from DEAPR, OWASA staff, and Friends of the MST (FMST) <br /> walk sections of OWASA Cane Creek Reservoir land to identify potential MST <br /> routes across OWASA-owned land <br /> February 2012 DEAPR staff holds public hike along potential trail corridor on OWASA-owned <br /> lands adjacent to Mt. Mitchell Rd community <br /> March 2012 DEAPR and FMST hold information meeting for the Thunder Mountain and <br /> Mt. Mitchell Road communities <br /> County holds "open house" to provide all partners and the general public <br /> August 2012 opportunity to learn about the MST through Orange County and neighboring <br /> counties and municipalities <br /> 2014 NC Division of State Parks (DSP) hires consultant to create Statewide MST <br /> Master Plan <br /> June 2015 Statewide MST Master Plan completed and released. Plan includes two <br /> segments in Orange County, Segment 11 (Alamance County to Occoneechee <br /> Mountain) and Segment 12 (Occoneechee Mountain to Durham County). <br /> Both segments are rated as short-term priorities. <br /> November 2015 NC DSP presents Statewide Master Plan to BOCC. Petition received from <br /> residents. Staff instructed to develop a plan to refine corridor and develop <br /> plan of action <br /> January 2016 Staff presents plan to refine Segment 11 corridor and construct trail, <br /> authorized to proceed with public process <br /> April 2016 Letter sent to all persons owning property that is within or touches the MST <br /> Segment 11 corridor announcing community meeting <br /> April 21, 2016 First Community Meeting — Overview of the MST and the Statewide Master <br /> Plan, Map and Information Stations (latter item not completed) <br /> May-July 2016 Staff and Manager discuss ways to proceed, hire facilitator <br /> June 23, 2016 OWASA Board considers MST on OWASA lands near Cane Creek Reservoir <br /> August 2016 Facilitator meetings with neighborhoods and community groups <br /> August 25, 2016 OWASA Board considers and approves conditions for MST on OWASA land <br /> September 19, 2016 Second Community Meeting — Info stations (6), info sharing, next steps <br /> October 2016— Staff takes comments, information and trail route maps from September <br /> February 2017 meeting and prepares draft plan and updated information and answers to new <br /> questions <br /> March 6, 2017 Third Community Meeting —Overview of next steps, prioritization, Q&A <br /> May—August 2017 Final maps & material prepared, notice of upcoming report sent <br /> September 19, 2017 Report to the Board of Commissioners <br />