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Parks and Recreation Council

Orange County · Parks & Recreation Council
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Other Parks and recreationRoads and transportationAppointments and personnelComprehensive planElections and districts

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's parks and recreation council elected its chair and vice chair on April 1 and spent more than an hour reviewing the draft county Trails Plan. The plan proposes nine trail connections with a priority ranking, and it came back to this council repeatedly through the spring and summer.

Under old business the council took up the joint meeting with the Orange Unified Transportation Board, which was held on June 3.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The council elected Trevor Robinson chair, succeeding Natalie Ziemba, and re-elected Louise Flinn vice chair; both votes were unanimous. Staff presented the draft Orange County Trails Plan, which goes to the Board of County Commissioners on April 14 before circulating to other advisory boards and partner agencies for comment and returning to the council for a final recommendation.

The council also approved its previous meeting's summary, corrected to show Alissa Martucci present, and heard that a contract amendment with the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, delayed for a time, has been approved, letting consultants resume work ahead of a joint meeting with the Orange Unified Transportation Board on June 3. Staff also reported a petition opposing a planned disc golf course at Blackwood Farm Park, where one hole is being relocated after a walk-through with bird-conservation and disc-golf representatives.

How the votes went

The council elected Trevor Robinson chair and Louise Flinn vice chair, both without opposition. It also approved the corrected meeting summary without opposition.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (4)

Discussion item · 2Appointment · 1Minutes approval · 1
  1. III.b Elections of the Chair and Vice-Chair
    Appointment Appointments and personnelElections and districts
    Trevor Robinson was elected chair, succeeding Natalie Ziemba, and Louise Flinn was re-elected vice chair. Both votes were unanimous.
  2. III.c Review of Draft Orange County Trails Plan
    Discussion item Comprehensive planParks and recreationRoads and transportation
    Staff presented the draft Orange County Trails Plan, which goes to the Board of County Commissioners on April 14. It then moves to other advisory boards and partner agencies for comment before returning to the council for a final recommendation and then to the commissioners for action.
  3. IV.a Approval of Meeting Summary, March 4
    Minutes approval
    The council approved the summary of its previous meeting after correcting the attendance record to show Alissa Martucci present.
  4. IV.b Joint OUT Board Meeting
    Discussion item Parks and recreationRoads and transportation
    A contract amendment with the North Carolina Department of Transportation for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, delayed for a time, has been approved, and consultants have resumed work. The Orange Unified Transportation Board was expected to attend the council's June 3 meeting.

Agenda changes

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