 Community
Kick-Off Meeting Notes
Wednesday, May 3, 2006, The Agricultural
History Farm Park Activity Center
An enthusiastic
group of 20 people attended the kick-off meeting to discuss
their thoughts on plan issues, concepts and opportunities.
Here is a summary of what we heard:
- - Support
for a continuous trail to the Patuxent and a "loop
trail" south of MD 108 that links Lake Needwood, Lake
Frank, the Agricultural History Farm Park, future proposed
Upper Rock Creek Local Park and the existing trails near
Bowie Mill road in Olney.
- - Support
for more bicycle access on natural surface trails.
- -
Need to provide safe trail crossings at dangerous trail/road
intersections (like Rachel Carson trail at Georgia Avenue).
Need to cut guardrails so that trail users can get through.
- -
Extend trails into neighborhoods so people do not always
have to drive to a park to access the trails.
- -
Anticipate maintenance concerns as trails are expanded and
users increase; everyone agreed good trail etiquette needs
to be followed in terms of not using trails after heavy
rains.
- -
Remember when trails go under roads that equestrians have
higher clearance needs.
- -
Consider water areas that horses can cross so they can be
trained to go through water.
- -
Dogs off leash a problem; consider providing large field
area for dogs to run around in.
- -
Consider identifying Native American historic sites; identify
views of historic sites that might not be in the park but
are visible from the trail.
- -
Consider accommodating shared use natural service trail
in park north of Muncaster Mill Road rather than routing
cyclists to the ICC bike path.
- -
Provide well marked and well located trail access points
to avoid people parking in neighborhoods; ensure signs keep
people on park trails rather than wandering through adjoining
non-park property.
During
the open comment period, those attending were very complimentary
of Rock Creek Regional Park and its management. People generally
seem very pleased with trail concepts for the area as shown
in the Countywide park Trails Plan and look forward to helping
refine them during the planning process.
More information
about the plan process may be found at www.montgomerytrails.org
or by calling Lyn Coleman, Trail Planning supervisor
at 301-650-4391.
If
you are interested in adding your name to an e-mail distribution
list, please forward your e-mail address to lyn.coleman@mncppc-mc.org.
We look forward to seeing you!
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