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Cave Creek council accepts Morningstar nonmotorized trail easement amid task force caveats
Summary
The Cave Creek Town Council voted 5–1 to accept a dedication of a nonmotorized trail easement from Morningstar Road Properties Inc., while task force members and nearby residents urged the town to treat the easement as open space and avoid building a trail on that footprint.
Cave Creek — The Town Council on Monday voted to accept a dedication of a nonmotorized trail easement on property owned by Morningstar Road Properties Inc., approving staff and an ad hoc task force recommendation despite public concern about building a trail on the donated easement.
The council approved the dedication 5–1. Council member Ernie Bunch voted no; five other council members voted to accept the easement. The action accepts the easement document as presented and does not obligate the town to build a trail on the easement.
The ad hoc Morningstar Trail Task Force, appointed by the council, spent the summer examining the proposed easement and alternative trail routes. Luke (Development Services Director) told the council the task force “unanimously recommended that town…
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