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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />NOVEMBER 16, 2009 <br />6:30 P.M. <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: <br />Parks Department -Carolina Thread Trail Greenway Masterplan <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />Cabarrus County coordinated the development and operations of a <br />Greenways Steering Committee encompassing all local government <br />entities in the County. The purpose of the Committee was to work with <br />Carolina Thread Trail Office, a Greenway Planner, and the citizens in the <br />development of a new Greenway Plan for Cabarrus County. This plan will <br />not only identify potential Greenway corridors, but will establish a corridor <br />for the Carolina Thread Trail, a 15-County Regional Plan for alternative <br />connectivity. <br />There were three (3) public meetings, postings on County and Municipal <br />web-sites, on-line surveys, paper surveys, local media outlets <br />(newspapers, local cable TV, and Channel 22), and presentations to all <br />local government units. All local government units adopted the proposed <br />Resolution of Support for the Carolina Thread Trail as well. Additionally, <br />the Cabarrus County Park Commission (8/20/2009 meeting) and the <br />Cabarrus County Zoning Board (9/17/2009 meeting) recommended the <br />proposed plan to the BOC for consideration. At the October agenda <br />meeting the Board requested additional information regarding notification <br />of affected property owners. That information is attached. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to approve the Final Draft of the Carolina Thread Trail -Cabarrus <br />County Greenway Masterplan as a revision to the Livable Community <br />Blueprint Plan (approved 2002) with the understanding that adjacent <br />property owners to the proposed route will be notified before development <br />F-16 Page 153 <br />