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COUNTY OF ORANGE <br />ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT <br />MEMORANDUM <br />T0: Board of County Commissioners <br />]oho Link, CountyManager <br />From: Rich Shaw, Land COnservaGOn Manager <br />Bob ]ones, Recreation and Parks Direcror <br />David Stanch, Environment and Resource Conservation Director <br />Date: September 11, 2001 <br />Re: Little River Regional Park Issues <br />The following are staff responses to commentr and questions raised by BOCC on <br />August 14 du0ng their consideration of the recommendations from the ^ttle River <br />Park Advisory Committee on the allowetl uses at the Little RNer Park. <br />Commissioner Carey: Snore people taay not understand [but "mnunltin bikes" does not <br />induda motorized bikes. The lie o[ nllowW oats for Nc park needs to be Geae chat <br />motorized bikes me notaliowed. <br />glaJJ'wlll make sure rhatslSrv muia0ler wrtittan materials state clearly tl~ the public's <br />e nfnarmrized vehidc.. is rim allowed in the pork ryimired use ofmomnzedvehides <br />wltt be atlmyed forpmk rnalmanmrre aMemerRenry use.] <br />• CorvMsaionar Brown: Asked staffeo gaNamoro ivformatidn on the pommialimpuds of <br />wmping so [hanhe SOCC might reumsidnt the azfvisory eovuwttee mcalmnendation <br />Nat owy group camping be Mowed N the pazk. <br />Stq(fhav mnsWrrdwhh the managers afrounry oral stain parks wilhpub(ic ctmlping <br />fpcllldev. tfmanagedpropes{y, irrdivldual mmpfng could indeedomurwirhmffiimW <br />prubirms ar adverse ]mPaets ra the Urzle Rover Park Zhe Liula Rver Park Advisory <br />Commiues chose, however, m recommend allowing onty group camping for rhree <br />¢) Public amPSdes would re9uire denAng spaoefor hWividun(shey -osdug sf%nv <br />"^'n e¢e (she N, rules/SUidelirws, hma.dq ue.), rrminrainiug each sire, andproviding <br />me basic level ufsc un'rymW mlm enfore enr. OvemigN lightirlR and restronm <br />foGl4Nas m181u also be desirabta. Amore irrformui croup carnping nrea would <br />accummadme same lrhe dem¢ndfonampnrg wirimut into ring IFe higher costs of <br />Envim menfantl Resource Conservafion <br />PO6ox 8181 /306/ Fevere Road <br />NIIISOOmugM1, NC2J218 <br />(9191206266] <br />