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5 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />Department of Environment, <br />Agriculture, Parks & Recreation <br />MEMORANDUM <br />To: Board of Commissioners <br />Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager <br />From: David Stancil, DEAPR Director <br />Date: December 12, 2017 <br />Re: Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) — Petition and Next Steps <br />On December 4, 2017, a petition was presented to the Board of Commissioners <br />relating to the Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) in Orange County. Provided as <br />attachments to this memorandum are 1) the December 4 petition, 2) the October <br />27 memorandum on MST next steps previously conveyed to the Board, and 3) a <br />map showing the Proposed MST route from the September 19 meeting and <br />October 27 memo. <br />The Manager and staff propose to respond to this petition (and the related ideas <br />and proposals from the October 27 memo to the Board), by recommending the <br />following actions: <br />1. Pursue the Actions of the October 27 Memorandum <br />The October 27 memorandum to the Board outlined several proposed actions <br />for the Board's assent. In summary, these were to: <br />a. Pursue a communications plan to inform residents along the <br />Proposed Trail route and other interested parties of the status of <br />the project, and provide periodic updates over the course of the <br />project. <br />b. Begin work on Phase 11.1 (Occoneechee Mountain to Seven Mile <br />Creek) for easement acquisition and trail construction; and conduct <br />(or continue) a series of discussions with other related parties to the <br />MST, including the Friends of the MST (FMST). <br />