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Advisory group votes to recommend renewal of Tracks-to-Trails program
Summary
The board moved to recommend that town council continue the Tracks-to-Trails youth engagement program; staff said the program costs about $250 a year for brochures and handles participant communications and prizes.
A member moved and the board approved a recommendation that town council renew the Tracks-to-Trails program contract, which the board reviewed as part of updates on park programming and outreach.
Staff said the program — launched with a Healthy People Healthy North Carolina grant — provides trailhead kiosks and educational brochures with a QR code for children to track hikes, earn small prizes and engage with environmental education. The board was told the program distributes roughly 2,000 brochures a year and the town’s brochure supply costs run about $250 annually; program administration and participant communications are handled by the Tracks-to-Trails contractor under a multi-year contract that has expired and requires council approval to continue.
Board members expressed general support for continuing the program, citing low cost and community engagement value; a motion to recommend renewal and to ask council to approve the contract was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. Staff will forward the board’s recommendation to town council for final action.
