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Update on the design for the Jones Creek Greenway (C-5181)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the Board with an update on the Jones Creek Greenway.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327; Zachary Hallock - 919-918-7329
INFORMATION: At the April 9th and May 7th Board of Aldermen meetings, the Board received presentations from the design consultant, Wetherill Engineering, on the design of the Jones Creek Greenway at 15 percent and 30 percent design. Each of these meetings included opportunities for public comment during the Board meetings and for more informal drop-in sessions for members of the public before the Board meetings. The Jones Creek Greenway is a short segment of greenway that will extend north from the northern end of Lake Hogan Farms Road to the southern end of the existing Jones Creek Greenway running through Twin Creeks Park and continuing on to the Morris Grove Elementary School. This new segment of the greenway (C-5181) will run roughly parallel to an OWASA sewer line and Buckhorn Branch and will involve a crossing of Buckhorn Branch.
Discussion at the April meeting focused on different aspects of the design of the physical infrastructure, such as what would the bridge look like, truss style, decking material, what type of trail surface, etc. At the May 7th meeting, comments were directed more toward the relationship between the proposed alignment and the existing "goat path" and the extent of clearing that would be necessary for the proposed multi-use path. The Greenways Commission received a presentation from Wetherill on June 10th and also expressed interest in specific aspects of the alignment, along with ways to allow the corridor to remain open during construction for continued access to Morris Grove Elementary School. Staff, moreover, has been working with the consultants to anticipate the alignments of the future no...
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