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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />��Zj , u 6 <br />A moti'wn was made by Commissioner willhoit, seconded by <br />Commissioner Insko, to refer Rural Route 8, Stoneridge and <br />Sedgefield Subdivisions to staff for further fact finding, to be <br />returned no sooner than June 25, 1991 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />2. NEW HOPE CORRIDOR OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN <br />This presentation was made by Emily Cameron. In summary this <br />item was presented to receive citizen comment on the New Hope <br />Corridor Open Space Master Plan. On September 1, 1987, mayor <br />Gulley of Durham met with the Mayor of Chapel Hill and the Chairs <br />of the Orange County and Durham County Boards of Commissioners to <br />discuss a cooperative project involving open space preservation <br />along New Hope Creek. The scope of the project was defined to <br />include land along New Hope Creek between Eno River State Park and <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land north of Jordan Lake. During <br />the following fifteen months, staff members from each <br />jurisdiction's planning department met to work out alternatives for <br />project implementation. In December of 1988, the elected officials <br />again met to review the open space plan proposal and agreed to send <br />a resolution to the governing body of each jurisdiction, seeking <br />endorsement of the project. The Resolution was adopted by the four <br />jurisdictions during the spring of the following year. Coulter <br />Associates, Landscape Architects and Land Planners, were hired as <br />the consultant later that Year. Since October 1989, an appointed <br />advisory Committee representing each of the four jurisdictions met <br />with the consultant and planning staff members to produce the New <br />Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan. The Plan includes <br />recommendations for acquiring critical environmental areas such as <br />stream beds, floodplains, steep slopes, and larger tracts cf <br />historic, educational or recreational value. Acquisition could be <br />through donation, purchase in fee simple, or purchase of <br />development rights. Some of the wildlife corridors should remain <br />in private ownership. <br />The Orange County portions of the Corridor are <br />a, wildlife Corridors, including the <br />floodplain. <br />b. Wildlife Protection Area, including <br />floodplain between Erwin Road and the <br />line. <br />C. Unpaved nature trails <br />d. Bike /pedestrian trails. <br />100 -year <br />the 100 -year <br />Durham County <br />Mr. Coulter, Coulter Associates, presented the New Hope <br />Corridor Open Space Master Plan using a slide presentation. He <br />indicated that the plan has been divided into 10 geographic <br />components. A copy of this master plan is incorporated herein by <br />reference and may be found in the permanent agenda file in the <br />Clerk's office. <br />COMME2r'TS AND /OR VESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OR <br />