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Durham Parks and Recreation reported that no trail planning is currently underway because the department is understaffed; a search for a Principal Planner is in progress, and a trails planner may be added later. The commission also agreed by consensus that minor wording updates to previously approved letters and report cards do not require another approval when their overall message remains unchanged.
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Work on Durham’s three stalled priority trails—the Durham Rail Trail, Third Fork Creek Trail Phase 2, and R. Kelly Bryant Bridge Trail—is continuing slowly, with a public officials’ tour planned for May. The commission reviewed how its Open Space Report Cards evaluate development impacts on open space and provide information to decision-makers, without recommending approval or rejection of development cases. A revised open space plan is in data analysis, with public input expected after a planned kickoff in mid-May.
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