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Board backs Piedmont Legacy Trails, cites visitor spending boost
Summary
County commissioners adopted a resolution supporting Piedmont Legacy Trails after a presentation that estimated about $200 million in annual visitor spending for Randolph County and attributed roughly $25 million of that to trail users; the resolution passed by voice vote.
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution supporting Piedmont Legacy Trails after a presentation by regional partners that linked trails to tourism and local-economy benefits.
Delaney Yokeley, Piedmont Legacy Trails program coordinator, briefed the board on project facilitation, mapping, and grant support and described economic impacts: "For Randolph County, you guys spend or have about 200,000,000 in visitor spending," she said, and added an estimate that roughly "$25,000,000 of that can be attributed to trail users." Commissioners thanked staff and noted the county's earlier strategic investment in Deep River trail projects.
Presenters described recent grant leverage, the county's $1 million strategic planning allocation that enabled five major trail projects, and Franklinville's connected trail expansion. After limited discussion, the board adopted the resolution of support for the Piedmont Legacy Trails initiative.
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