County eyes extension of Oklawaha Greenway to BRCC
Henderson County commissioners directed staff to study a bike and pedestrian trail through Jackson Park as the midpoint of a proposed greenway from Berkeley Park to Blue Ridge Community College. The extension from North Main Street to Berkeley Park is under construction. the Jackson Park to BRCC segment would follow a sewer line easement and has no shovel readiness or cost estimates yet. Joe Sanders of the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club urged advancing to the next step, with funding to be explored via the French Broad MPO.
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Henderson County Board of Commissioners
Jackson Park
Berkeley Park
Blue Ridge Community College
Oklawaha
North Main Street
BRCC
State turns down towns park grant requests
Henderson County recreation leaders discussed park development at a meeting last Thursday. Three towns Hendersonville Mills River and Flat Rock submitted PARTF grant applications but none were funded due to limited funds. The PARTF board allocated about 4.8 million dollars leaving all local projects unfunded.
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Henderson County
Greg Walker
Fletcher
Parks and Recreation
Hendersonville
Mills River
Flat Rock
State Parks and Recreation Trust Fund
PARTF
Marcia Lieber
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