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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OP COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Oale~ October 22, 2001 Action Agenda Item No. ~_ SUB.IECT: Little River PaB Atlvisorv Committee Interim Report DEPARTMENT: ERCD PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Mep of Little River Park Property Davitl Stencil, 2452590 B. LRPAC Report (Executive Summary) Rich Shaw, 245-2591 C. Staff Responses to BOCC Comments Bob Jones, 245-2661 D. Prioritized List of Padc Feralifies TELEPHONE NUMBERS: E. Durham County Action Hillsborough ]328191 F. In[edpcal Agreement Issues Chapel Hill 9694601 Durham 699~T331 McWne 338-22]-2931 PURPOSE: Tc further mnsitler the recommentlatipns from an atlvisory committee chayetl with tlelermining the appropriate uses for the Lttle River Regional Park antl Natural Area. This matter ryas discussed p2viously by fhe BOCC of the August 14, 2007 meeting. eACKGROUNO: Orange County antl Uurham County have acquiretl a 391-acre property for the new Little River Regional Park antl Natural Area. As proposed, the park will offer low- impact recreational pppprtunhies Indutling walking trails, picnic areas and nature sNtly, while also helping to maintaining water quality in the Litfle River (a source of tldnking water far Durham County residents) antl preserving importan[wiltllife habhat end open space. Arquisitlon antl development of the Little River Park Is a cooperative project among the local governments -Durham County and Orange County-and two non-profit lend husk, the Triangle Land Conservancy and Me Eno River Asaocietion. All four pertnere contribu[etl funds Nrlantl acqulsitlon. The[wo lantl truars raiaetl over$9g,060 in private tlonatione. Lays gmnte were receivetl from [he NC Clean Water Management Trost Funtl and the NC Parks antl Recreation Trust Fund. The new regional park will be jointly owned and managed by Orange and Durham counties in acwNance with an intedoral agreement (yet to be developed). In November 2000, the protect pertnare astabliahed Me Little River PaB Atlvisory CammMee (LRPAC) to help develop plans for the future use of the parklantl and [he facilities that will be provided to accommodate the public. An August 1, 2001 report from fhe Gpmmittee centainetl a set of recommendations on what uses shoultl antl shoultl not be allowed within the new perk. The recommentlations were basetl on seven meetings, during which members loured the park properly, evaluatetl the property values antl site limitations, received inputfrom different user group representatives, antl gathered citizen input on tlesiretl park uses and facilities. An executive summary of the report is provided as Attachment B.