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New Hope Corridor open space Mcarer pimp recommends that the area's governing boards accept the following delineation of the corridor as that land to which they will give attention: • New Hope Creek, from NC 54 north and west to Erwin Road in Orange County; • Dry Creek from New Hope Creek on the north side of the Chapel Hill- Durham Boulevard. west to Erwin Road; • Mud Creek from New Hope Creek north of the Chapel Hill- Durham Boulevard north to NC 751; • Sandy Creek from New Hope Creek south of the Chapel Hill- Durham Boulevard northeasterly across the Boulevard to NC 751; and • Strip connections between Mud Creek -NC 751 and the Eno River State Park along NC 751, old NC 10, Mount Herman Church Road, and Pleasant Green Road. The New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan Map (page 3) indicates the extent of the New Hope corridor recommended for priority attention. The Committee recognizes that the portions of New Hope Creek and its tributaries that extend upstream of these limits have significant value for water quality protection and other open space purposes. However, the Committee suggests that these values be recognized and incorporated into the normal course of execution of local government development policies. lateral. Extent. Clearly, the areas adjacent to the actual stream courses of New Hope Creek and its tributaries, as well as the associated floodplains and steep slopes (i.e., slopes of 20 percent grade or higher), have great significance for any proposed open space corridor. To some degree, this important area extends to the upper edge of the watershed. However, the Committee recommends that detailed attention should be given to much more limited areas, specifically: • The stream course itself; • Adjacent floodplains; • Steep slopes adjacent to floodplains; and • The remaining land between the top of a slope and the nearest road or existing development.