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Cave Creek council accepts Morningstar task force recommendations, agrees to accept easement but not build trail now
Summary
The Cave Creek Town Council voted 6-0 to accept the Morningstar Trail ad hoc task force's recommendations and to accept a donated nonmotorized trail easement while withholding any commitment to construct a trail at the proposed Morningstar location; the task force also proposed two alternate routes it recommends the town pursue.
Cave Creek's Town Council voted unanimously Monday to accept the Morningstar Trail ad hoc task force's report and to accept a donated nonmotorized trail easement for a parcel on Morningstar Road while making no pledge to construct a trail at that location now.
The task force's executive summary, presented by chair Stacy Daniel and vice chair Bill Dessor, recommended that the town "accept the gift of easement, but not build the trail in this location" and instead pursue two alternate routes that staff and the committee consider better aligned with the town's general plan and neighborhood concerns. The motion directing staff to bring forward the proposed nonmotorized trail easement and make efforts to acquire additional nonmotorized trail easements carried 6-0.
Why it matters: The parcel at issue was offered to the town as a donated easement tied to a proposed subdivision. Neighbors and the…
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