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26 <br /> 1 Slide#17 <br /> What's Next <br /> 01 Conveythe draft <br /> advisory boards for review and comment <br /> Recreation Council for formal <br /> and recommendation <br /> coordination03 Refire the plan based on advisory <br /> input,Board direction,and continued <br /> 04 Prepare an adoption-ready Trails Plan Additional Elements included in the Plan <br /> for future Board of Commissioners In addition to what we covered tonight,the following <br /> consideration items are included in the draft Trails Plan and will be <br /> refined as more information becomes available: <br /> Trail Segment •ne-Pagers(Section 04 p <br /> Project Phasing Framework . pp <br /> Implementation Fram .rk(Section 05, .. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 David Stancil continued the presentation. He noted the staff in DEAPR, the interdepartmental <br /> 4 staff, and the community groups who also assisted in the development of the draft trails plan. He noted <br /> 5 community comments regarding a proposed segment of the Mountains to Sea Trail. He said as the plan <br /> 6 was prepared, they felt it was important to respect the integrity of the planning process. He said while it <br /> 7 may look different going forward,they didn't feel they could take it out of the draft because it is something <br /> 8 the Board adopted in 2018. He said the segment connections to Saxapahaw and Hillsborough, two trail <br /> 9 towns that have invested into being on the Mountains to Sea Trail. He said Alamance County acquired a <br /> 10 large park on the county line near Saxapahaw. He said this segment is the best natural surface trail <br /> 11 corridor you can use to get from Saxapahaw to Hillsborough. He said that this may be reevaluated now <br /> 12 that there is a draft set of priorities. He said the next steps are to get feedback from the Board, as well as <br /> 13 advisory boards. He said the plan would return to the Parks and Recreation Council for formal comment <br /> 14 and consideration. He said the plan would be refined based on feedback from those groups and Board <br /> 15 direction. He said cost is a consideration, but it will be difficult to estimate until they are prioritizing trails <br /> 16 and doing feasibility studies. He said the trails plan relies heavily on working with NCDOT on shared use <br /> 17 paths. He shared that NCDOT issued trail encroachment guidelines in 2024, which is a positive sign for <br /> 18 future cooperation. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 <br />