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ZQ <br />,~ <br />~~ <br />unt <br /> <br />+/ ~~ <br />~a~°~ <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />05/08/00 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Orange County Environment and <br />Resource Conservation Dept. <br />ORANGE COUNTY AND DURHAM COUNTY TO SHARE <br />GRANT TO PURCHASE LITTLE RIVER PROPERTY <br />Contacts: David Stancil 245-2590, Rich Shaw 245-2591 <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />306 Revere Road <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Phone: (919) 245-2597 <br />Fax: (919) 644-3002 <br />e-mail: rshaw@ca.orange.nc.us <br />{Durham County contact ~ Jane Korest 560-4137, ext. <br />263; CWMTF contact: David McNaught 252/830-3222) <br />Orange County and Durham County will share a grant <br />awarded this week by the North Carolina Clean Water <br />Management Trust Fund (CWMTF). The CWMTF <br />approved up to $377,000 for the joint acquisition and <br />preservation of 390 acres along the North Fork of the Little <br />River far the proposed Little River Regional Park and <br />Natural Area. Orange County's share of the grant is <br />$131,950. <br />Orange County (in partnership with Durham County, the <br />Triangle Land Conservancy, and the Eno River <br />Association) has been working to purchase land for a <br />proposed Little River Regional Park and Natural Area. The <br />390-acre property is owned by the Triangle Community <br />Foundation and straddles the county line, with 135 acres in <br />Orange County and 255 acres in Durham County. The <br />proposed park will preserve areas along the North Fork of. <br />the Little River, and feature low-impact recreation areas. <br />The property would be managed jointly by Orange and <br />Durham counties. A fundraising campaign to complete this <br />project will be conducted by the Triangle Land <br />Conservancy and Eno River Association later this fall. <br />County Commissioner Chair Moses Carey, Jr. states that <br />"This purchase is a great investment in the future of <br />Orange and Durham Counties and a great value for the <br />cost to taxpayers." <br />Earlier this month, Orange County and Durham County <br />commissioners approved the terms of an option to <br />purchase the property from the Triangle Community <br />Foundation. The proposed option agreement provides bath <br />counties with an opportunity (through May 31, 2000) to <br />