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30 <br /> <br />The December 4, 2017 petition to the Board – in addition to asking the Board to adopt a trail <br />route – also asked that the County accept offered easements in the Cane Creek Reservoir <br />area, and establish a relationship with the Friends of the MST for trail construction and <br />assistance. As noted in the December 12 memo, work is underway on both of these fronts. <br /> <br />In terms of other Board direction from September 19, 2017, the Manager and staff would note <br />that a meeting with the OWASA Executive Director and staff is being scheduled to discuss <br />OWASA conditions and expectations of how the MST construction would come to OWASA. In <br />terms of the “parallel track” discussion for the Multi-modal Trail concept, the County Manager <br />has initiated this by first convening as group of County department directors to research the <br />topic and review in the context of other related pedestrian needs, such as sidewalks. This <br />information gathering is underway. <br /> <br />Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) <br />Possible Route Approval for Orange County Segments <br />January 23, 2018 <br /> <br />The N.C. Mountains to Sea Trail <br />• Part of the State Parks System <br />• Clingman’s Dome to Jockey’s Ridge <br />• Connects State Parks, Open Spaces <br />• Much of Trail Exists – But Not Eastern Piedmont <br /> <br />Segment 12 <br />• Hillsborough Riverwalk <br />• Trails on Historic Sites to East <br />• Remainder Within Eno River State Park* <br />• Segment is Already Identified…thus… <br />• Not included in planning process <br /> <br />Segment 11 <br />• Occoneechee Mountain Trails <br />• Southwest to Seven Mile Creek Preserve <br />• Cross-country to Cane Creek and Cane Creek Reservoir <br />• Exits County toward Saxapahaw <br />• Would Occur in Three Phases <br /> <br />Trail Planning Process 2016-17 <br />• January 2016 – Staff directed to implement community meetings and trail planning <br />• Community Meetings – April and September 2016, March 2017 <br />• Facilitator meetings with neighborhoods and small groups (spring/summer 2016) <br />• Report to Board of Commissioners September 2017 <br />• September 19 – Staff directed to begin work on first part of Segment 11 (Occ Mtn) and <br />follow-up in other areas <br />• December 4 – Petition presented to Board asking staff to work with expressed willing <br />landowners at Cane Creek and adopt trail route <br />• December 12 - Staff updates on work underway, adoption of route slated for January 23 <br /> <br />The “Proposed Route” Line