HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2002-002 Resolution Supporting Durham Co. Grant Establishing Mountain Bike Trails @ Little River Regional Pk/-/~ -~ ~~
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
Potential Durham County Grant
for Construction of MountaFn Bike Trails
at Little River Regional Park and Natural Area
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WHEREAS, Orange County and Durham County purchased a 391-acre property in 2000-
2001 for establishing the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area; and
WHEREAS, Orange County and Durham County collaborated with the Triangle Land
Conservancy and the Eno River Association to acquire this property for the purposes of
protecting a water supply watershed, preserving important wildlife habitat and open space,
and providing citizens with an new area for low-impact recreation; and
WHEREAS, Orange County and Durham County will jointly own and manage the park in
accordance with a forthcoming inter-local agreement to be approved by both county boards
of commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Orange County and Durham County have agreed to allow mountain biking on
designated trails within the park in accordance with a park master plan to be approved by
both county boards of commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Durham County has a Matching Grants Program that assists nonprofit
organizations to preserve open space lands and promote new or improved recreational
opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the Durham Open Space and Trails Commission (DOST), which administers the
Matching Grants Program., has received an application from the Durham-Orange Mountain
Bike Organization (DOMBO) for matching funds to design, construct and maintain mountain
bike trails in the park; and
WHEREAS, the proposed mountain bike trails would not be constructed until a site plan for
the park has been developed and approved by both county boards of commissioners:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange- County Board of Commissioners do
hereby agree to the potential awarding of grant funds by Durham County for the
establishment of mountain bike trails at the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area on
the conditions that a) no trail construction occur prior to Park site plan approval by both.
Orange County and Durham County Commissioners and b) future maintenance of mountain
bike trails be consistent with an agreement approved by both Orange and Durham counties.
This the 16th day of January, 2002.
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Barry Jacobs hair
Orange County oa of missioners
Beverly BI e, rk to the Board