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Approved 1-16-2008 <br />2 <br />those proposed greenways are along stream corridors. A lot of this happened through the planning <br />approval/development approval process. Through the Land’s Legacy program we have acquired land outright (we <br />purchased the land for a trail) and in one case we acquired a conservation easement. Because there is a plan some <br />things are happening. <br /> <br />Randy Marshall: Are there any publications that list public trails and access points for Orange County? How does a <br />citizen of Orange County discover where those points are? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: Duke Forest has large maps. Eno River State Park has a list on its website and Orange County has a <br />brochure showing where all the parks are in the County. I don’t believe there are any trails listed on there. <br /> <br />Randy Marshall: The public funds go into acquiring some of these easements or trails but the people who live in <br />those neighborhoods would like the public not to know about them to keep them private. You would gain more <br />support if you show the public where they are located. <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: In short segments thru subdivisions there are no public funds used to acquire those, they are given to <br />the County for future trails. We have a committee to design the Hollow Rock access area for public use and we did <br />use public money for that. <br /> <br />Randy Marshall: There will be publicity for that? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: Yes. There will be a parking area for people to come as a destination. There are also public schools <br />there to use the trails. It is located at the gravel part of Pickett Road across from Hollow Rock Racket Club. This will <br />link to the Duke Forest trails. <br /> <br />Pascale Mittendorf: You do acquire land, but who builds the trails? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: I do it along with volunteers and some staff from the Recreational and Parks Department. There is a <br />group by the name of New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee that helps. <br /> <br />Jan Grossman: Will that trail go through the Town Operations Center, maybe through the animal shelter? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: Yes. Across Millhouse Road under 40. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: Is the Mountains to the Sea Trail Program a voluntary program? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: It is a concept the State of North Carolina has developed and it depends on what happens at the local <br />level. There is some funding through the State. They are trying to find the best route. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: How is it funded? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: The State has a State Recreation Trails Program and they grant money to local governments to build <br />trail and facilities along the trails. They don’t have enough money for land acquisition. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: Are there historic sites that you’ve got pinpointed to eventually link up to the sites identified? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: Yes but often one finds the other. The Eno Site Park is to protect the river but people are learning more <br />about the historic uses of those properties. <br /> <br />Bryn Smith: I remember hearing that the Mountains to the Sea would have a bicycle component also? <br />