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January 2007
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Indian Creek Greenway crossing of Morrisville-Carpenter Road -- maintain
option for underpass as well as at-grade crossing where southern end of
Town Hall Drive intersects with M-C Road
x
Crabtree Creek Nature Park connection running east-west between Lake
Crabtree County Park and Morrisville Community Park
x
Opportunity to establish a local and regional greenway crossroads in Town
Center
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Civil War battleground protection would help make Morrisville distinctive
The Planning Board members then discussed some individual concerns.
Planning Board member Kathleen Gordon:
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Preservation of trees, including a designation of a preservation area
x
Planting of new trees
x
Attractive parking structures
x
Protection of the Civil War battleground
x
Be sensitive to property owners in Weston Estates with the greenway
corridor shown
Planning Board member John Gretz:
x
Liked idea of using traffic circles for transition from southern historic
portion of Church Street to northern portion
x
Supported the idea of the greenways following the power line easements
Planning Board Member Harry Clew:
x
Felt greenway plan was a positive development
x
Cited Celebration, Florida as a great example
Planning Board Member Ward Mercer:
x
Concerns about whether TTA rail project will happen in near future
x
May need to rework established boundaries
x
Acknowledged that the sentiment seems to be to not move the historic
structures
Planning Board Member Catherine Willis:
x
Need to provide pedestrian connections to neighborhoods outside the
Town Core
Planning Board Chairman Peter Prichard:
x
Cited Carpenter Village’s retail experience
Appendix 1