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25 <br /> • r <br /> "This project has blossomed because of the Partnership , " <br /> expounds Rich Shaw, land conservation manager for Orange r <br /> �. <br /> At W <br /> County. "We're reaching across count boundaries realizing A . <br /> 4 <br /> Y g Y � g ��; �- <br /> that the Little River doesn't recognize those division lines—it's <br /> part of the landscape of both communities . " Continues JaneIr <br /> ; <br /> Korest , senior planner for Durham County, "The Triangle left: ; ,. ., <br /> Community Foundation recognized the community benefit not George Newton and his son Walter <br /> � r <br /> only from creating a park site , but also from Orange and Newton at an event celebrating a grant %, <br /> Durham counties working together. That recognition provided from the North Carolina Parks and F -fill <br /> enough time and resources for Orange and Durham to each Recreation Authority to purchase the <br /> agree to acquire the land and apply for grant funds . A private Newton tract for its future use as the right: <br /> landowner might have hesitated at the time it took to work Little River Regional Park and Some of the partners in the Newton <br /> out the details . " Natural Area. project: (front left to right) Barry Jacobs, <br /> Orange County Commissioner; Jane <br /> Fundraising efforts by ERA and TLC to cover the purchase price Korest, Senior Planner for Durham <br /> of the land are still underway, but the partners have been City/County Planning Department; Bill <br /> helped in their goal by successfully attaining a number of the Holman, Secretary of the North Carolina <br /> grants they sought . "This partnership is one of the reasons Department of Environment and Natural <br /> we've been so successful in getting grants , " says Korest . "The Resources; and Kate Dixon, executive <br /> cooperation between Orange County and Durham County, the director of the Triangle Land Conservancy. <br /> Eno River Association and the Triangle Land Conservancy has <br /> made this such a rewarding project for all the actors . " <br /> Perhaps , however, the Newton family, with all of their memories <br /> here , is most content with this happy ending . "We're so very, � M <br /> � r <br /> very pleased , " shares Walter Newton . "What we remember the o c o <br /> land as — a natural part of what we grew up with will be <br /> retained . Not just a memory, but a real thing . " <br /> 3 ; Aa <br /> South <br /> LoW011 ftde <br /> P4 <br /> i <br /> .��,.t <br /> �a <br /> The future site of The Little River Park South Sou F % '•, <br /> ,JeT or* <br /> and Natural Area. �.`'�`0 <br /> 11 <br /> 2000 ANNUAL REPORT <br />