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Cabarrus County Parks Commission Minutes August 20, 2009 The Cabarrus County Parks Commission met on August 20, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room on the second floor of the Cabarrus County Governmental Center, 65 Church St., Concord, NC. Roll Call The meeting was called to order by Chairman Howard Hurlocker and silent roll was taken. Approval of Minutes Chairman Howard Hurlocker entertained a motion to accept the minutes from July 16, 2009 meeting. Correction for the July 16, 2009 minutes was noted that Jim Guess was present at the July meeting. Andrea Palo, MOTIONED, SECONDED by Jim Guess to accept the July 16, 2009 minutes with the noted correction. The motion carried unanimously. Old Business The first item of Old Business was the presentation of the Carolina Thread Trail by Travis Morehead. This is the large project that was started a year ago. There have been several public meetings and they are now getting down to the final draft. He gave the Park Commission a brief history and brought them up to date on the items in the document that were modified since the July 2009 meeting. This is the future regional greenway and trail system that connects fifteen counties; eleven in North Carolina and four in South Carolina. He gave a report on the outreach meeting with local organizations trying to generate support for the Carolina Thread Trail in Lancaster County, SC, Union County, NC, Anson County, Iredell County, Cherokee, County and Rowan County. He said Union County will be next after Stanley on this side of the region. Fourteen of the fifteen counties have adopted a resolution of support, with Rowan County being the hold out. The beginning of the process is well on its way. Mr. Morehead presented a review of the map of the Carolina Thread Trail proposed connections. Following the presentation by Travis Morehead, Jim Guess, made a motion, seconded by Shannon Glenn, to approve the Carolina Thread Trail Cabarrus County Greenway Masterplan as written and to send to the Board of Commissioners for adoption. The motion carried unanimously.