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Foothills Conservancy details Oak Hill Park growth, $1M in hurricane relief for trail repairs
Summary
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina told Burke County commissioners the Oak Hill Community Park & Forest draws about 30,000 visitors a year, highlighted expansion of trails and adaptive-access features, and said roughly $1,000,000 in congressionally appropriated hurricane-relief funds will be available for trail repairs and related projects.
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina representatives updated Burke County commissioners on recreational projects and funding on Oct. 6, saying local and regional trail work is expanding and will boost visitor activity and local spending.
"We are experiencing somewhere in that range of about 30,000 annual visitors to the park," Andrew Coda, executive director of Foothills Conservancy, told commissioners, describing Oak Hill Community Park & Forest as a community asset that has drawn substantial use since opening. Shane…
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