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<br /> Orange County Commissioner Barry Jacobs gets details on flora and fauna in the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area
<br /> from Jane Korest of the Durham City/County Planning Department . The land straddles the Durham - Orange county line .
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<br /> BY NATALIE P° MCNEAL Area, is 390 acres of undeveloped oversized checksto Durham and j o
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<br /> Against a backdrop of pine and Durham county line, The 40 people gathered for the a t� did
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<br /> politicians Wednesday celebrat- Durham businessman George the dual checks could beif
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<br /> ed a milestone that brought Newton, who gave the land to the interpreted to mean that they shown Little River Regional
<br /> them one step closer to creating Triangle Community Foundation, were actually doubling their :M Park and Natural Area
<br /> the Trian le's newest natural which plans to sell the land to a donation. Rm flz::
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<br /> park, consortium that includes Orange The Triangle Land Conser- ,
<br /> Cicadas flying through provid- and Durham counties, the Eno vancy and Eno River Association L`'"'T� r'
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<br /> music for speakers celebrating a Triangle Land Conservancy. groups have pledged $ 170,000, t
<br /> $250, 000 state grant awarded to Organizers say it will take which they expect to have by
<br /> four groups buying nearly 400 $ 1 ,050,000 to purchase the land, December, said Kate Dixon, - - Jr . , - y
<br /> acres to preserve along the and with this grant from the executive director of the land WOODY VONDRACEK / The News & Observer
<br /> Little River, an important water state Department of Environ- conservancy. Dixon said organiz-
<br /> source for Durham County. ment and Natural Resources, ers hope to get federal funding to been talking about just a few min-
<br /> "This is exactly what we're there is only $110,000 left to help build trails in the park. The utes earlier.
<br /> looking for, " said Jonathan raise. four groups have until July 2001 `A year ago, this was just a pos-
<br /> Howes , chairman of the N. C . "The Little River is one of the to raise the rest of the money. sibility that a few people were
<br /> Parks and Recreation Authority, cleanest rivers in the state, " said After the check ceremony, the batting across the county lines,"
<br /> surrounded by a happy group Bill Holman, the DENR jovial guests licked vanilla, choco- said Orange County Commis-
<br /> clad in cotton shirts, hats and secretary. "We need to protect late, strawberry and butterfinger sioner Barry Jacobs, who spoke
<br /> khakis, or casual business attire. our quality of life, drinking water blast Edy's ice cream and sipped at the ceremony. "Now, it's come
<br /> "The public and private sector supplies and provide green sodas . A few said they had to run a long way."
<br /> are coming together to make it space for our citizens ." to other appointments on their
<br /> happen." The 45 -minute ceremony was afternoon schedules. Others Staff writer Natalie P. McNeal
<br /> The proposed park, the Little full of congratulatory words and decided to take a walking tour of can be reached at 9324014
<br /> River Regional Park and Natural good will. Holman presented two the scenic land that everyone had or nmcneal@nando.com
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<br /> We need to protect our quality of life, drinking water supplies and provide green space for our citizens. '
<br /> Bill Holman
<br /> secretary of the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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