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19 <br /> 1 • Stretch with no natural features to follow <br /> 2 • Crosses over the Neuse/Cape Fear basin boundary ("cross-country") <br /> 3 • Southernmost section of Cane Creek winds across county line <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Trail Route Planning Process <br /> 6 • Board instructs staff to develop community meetings to gather info & identify route(s) <br /> 7 • Three community meetings between April 2016 and March 2017 <br /> 8 • Facilitator-led meetings on info-sharing and draft trail routes and next steps <br /> 9 <br /> 10 OWASA Consideration of MST <br /> 11 • OWASA Board reviewed and considered possible use of OWASA land at Cane Creek <br /> 12 Reservoir as per statewide plan <br /> 13 • Board discussed possible conditions for use on June 23 and August 25 <br /> 14 • Conditions adopted on August 25 <br /> 15 • Public comments — at www.owasa.org <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Creating a Proposed Route <br /> 18 • Staff worked over winter to look at all comments, master plan and conditions <br /> 19 • Identified a "Proposed Route" <br /> 20 • Also identified two alternates and a "Multi-Modal Trail" <br /> 21 • Work with willing landowners <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Proposed MST Segment 11 Map <br /> 24 11-A: Occoneechee Mountain to Seven Mile Creek <br /> 25 11-B: Seven Mile Creek to Bradshaw Quarry Road <br /> 26 11-C: Bradshaw Quarry Road to NC 54 <br /> 27 11-D: NC 54 to Alamance County line <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Possible First Steps <br /> 30 • State priority is on expanding existing sections of trail <br /> 31 • Expanding Riverwalk from Hillsborough <br /> 32 • Connect to Seven Mile Creek (possible trailhead and waystation) <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Recommendation <br /> 35 • Receive the report, maps and proposed next steps <br /> 36 • Receive public comment <br /> 37 • Provide direction and feedback to staff <br /> 38 • Schedule the plan for further discussion and decision <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Commissioner Price asked if this acquisition of land is incumbent upon the County. <br /> 41 David Stancil said there are sponsors, typically jurisdictions, who provide most of the <br /> 42 funding, as well as the state/other sources that can be leveraged. He said Alamance County <br /> 43 has $300,000 from the State Parks and Recreation Trust Fund to match its money for trail <br /> 44 acquisition. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 47 Allan Green said he is a resident of Cane Creek/Bingham Creek, and an avid MST <br /> 48 hiker; and has been on past Parks and Recreation Board. He is encouraged that there is a <br /> 49 proposed route, and that it includes an option for an interim route on roads, while the wilderness <br />