Survey on Bolin Creek Greenway finds creekside alignment is most popular
HAS THE CAMERAS TO. THEY LED TO
HUNDREDS OF HITS AND DOZENS
OF ARRESTS SHOW. RIGHT NOW.
THE CARRBORO TOWN COUNCIL WAS
SHARING THE RESULTS OF A PUBLIC
SURVEY. THEY DID ABOUT SOME
TRAIL OPTIONS THERE. AND WHAT
RESIDENTS OF THAT TOWN WANT
TO SEE IN THE NEXT PHASE OF
THE GREENWAY. WE'RE TAKING A
LIVE LOOK. THIS IS INSIDE THE
MEETING AS WE SPEAK AND JUST
STARTED AROUND 7 O'CLOCK AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS NEWSCAST.
>> OVERALL, SHELLEY JACKSON
TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT
SURVEY AND WHAT THIS MEANS
GOING FORWARD.
>> THE EXPANSION OF THE BULL IN
CREEK GREENWAY HAS BEEN A HOT
TOPIC AMONG OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS
IN CARRBORO ALL SUMMER. I WOULD
SAY I KIND OF LIKE TO CHANGE
LEAVE THINGS AS THEY ARE FOR
THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY.
I HAVE TO SAY I THINK THAT
SHOULD BE A PAVED GREENWAY.
AND NOW A SURVEY SHOWS AN
OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF
RESPONDENTS 65% WANT THAT REAL
TO RUN A LONG BULL IN CREEK.
IT'S CALLED THE CREEKSIDE
ALIGNMENT. THE CREEKSIDE PATHE
WOULD GO ALONG THIS SEWER PAGE
BATH ABOUT 10 FEET WIDE JUST
FEET AWAY FROM BOWLING CREEK.
ALLISON WEST LIVES NEAR BULL
CREEK. SHE FAVORS THE CREEKSIDE
TRAILS THAT. BUT IF WE TURN IT
INTO A LINEAR PARK, A GREEN WAY
WITH A WITH A TRAIL THAT
EVERYONE CAN USE.
>> WE'LL HAVE ONE OF THE BEST
PARTS IN THE STATE. THIS WILL
BE BEAUTIFUL. THIS WILL BE THE
HEART OF CARRBORO, THE BOWLEN
CREEK GREENWAY SURVEY FOUND
THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO USING
TRAILS IN CARRBORO.
>> WAS LACK OF CONNECTIONS TO
OTHER TRAILS. THIS WILL BE
SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE IN
CARRBORO TO ACCESS IT WILL
CONNECT NORTH OF CARRBORO ALL
THE WAY INTO TOWN COOLERS WITH
FRIENDS, A BULL IN CREEK SAYS
THE CREEKSIDE OPTION IS NOT
THE BEST FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
ARE GROUPS AND ALSO LOCAL
ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE DENYING
SCIENCE AND ARE A LOT ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING
STREAMSIDE FORESTS.
>> LAST AUGUST, ECOLOGISTS
MICHAEL PAUL TOLD WRAL HE WAS
CONCERNED ABOUT A PAPER TRAIL
SO CLOSE TO
THE CREEK.
>> SO ANY POLLUTANTS ARE THINGS
THAT COLLECT ON THAT SURFACE
WILL ENTER THE STREAM.
>> THAT'S WHY CORPS SAYS HIS
GROUP ISN'T GIVING UP THE
FIGHT.
>> AND THE PRINCIPAL IN IS
RETAINING COUNSEL ON HOW BEST
TO PROCEED AND ADVISE US AND
THE NEXT STEPS GOING FORWARD IN
THIS DEBATE.
>> SHIRLEY JACKSON, WRAL NEWS
CARRBORO.
>> AND NOW WRAL DID REACH OUT
TO THE CARRBORO MAYOR TO SEE
WHAT THEY CAN TELL US BEFORE