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ATTACHMENT B 4 <br /> ML <br /> Lr <br /> t -� I I...I I H ltirt 1� '`'� S F �1 N D TRAILS COMMISSION <br /> Novembar 10. 2001 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO ; Membom of the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> FROM: Annette 0. Montgomery, Chair, Durham Open Space and Trails Commission (DOST) <br /> SUBJECT: Lillie River Regional lark and MatGh4IN Grants Protgraan <br /> As tl a result of cowoparat efforts of the Eno Rr" rAssooWion (ERA) , the Triangle Land Conservancy <br /> (TLC) joined by toth Durham and Orange counties pumhase and developnient of the Little IRiw Regional <br /> Park is underway, This 301 -acre tract, b7nedy known as the Newton tract, is slated to ba a r�egianal nature <br /> preserve Frith trai [s for hiking , mountain biking and horseback riding. Durham and Orange counties will a+hm <br /> and manage the land , <br /> The Durham Opeh Space and Trails Commission ( DOST) is an appointed citizen ad i�arya to t <br /> Durham City Council and the Durham Board of County Oommisslort (BOCC) on wittom rotated to open <br /> specs es waN as padeswrtan and bleyW issues , The 1dlatchiK gents Program recedy oelebrated its tenth <br /> OGG <br /> ' year as a cQmrridee of the Commission. <br /> TheMatching Gr'atits Program (MG113) is dealgned to assist norwprufit organizations throughout Duttam <br /> County In proservirtg open specs land and promoting new or improved recredanal cpportanifies . Crards <br /> are awarded competltWy on a yearly cycle. Recomme xlatio s for funding of projects are developed by <br /> the Matching Grp Committee of the DOST for approval action by the Durham Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> This }reera cycle of applications cortitairis one hm the Durham ,O range Mountain Bike Organnkation <br /> (DOMBO) to design, construct and maintain four miles of mountain bike trals in the Little River Regional <br /> Park (see ropy of MGR application att=hed) , We And that this inquest is in keeping with the intent of the <br /> park as wail sa regponsW to smanidas which are desired by the area cikens , <br /> l=ollnIng mvIew of the application, DOST is prepared to recommend to pipied to the UOCG for approval <br /> with the praviso that the maintenance of such Igclfles must to administerad by D OMSO consistent wtkh a <br /> maintenance contract that woud be approved by Durfiam and Orange oes , <br /> Ve request that your hoard indic" b a=ptaance of the DOST recommendation of the DOMEO project <br /> prior to final appmvsl by the EOCC. <br /> R pec fully submitted by DOST. <br /> AGO <br /> GO <br /> of <br /> to <br /> .-ti ._ . . . . . t , - - -. . f- . _ _ . ., tens n5 zan_AgAl <br />