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Town of Chapel Hill
North Carolina

Executive Summary

Meeting Date: 09-08-2008
Time:                    7:00 PM

AGENDA #5c

 

Title of Agenda Item:  Response to a Petition Regarding Maintenance Activities at Merritt Pasture

Background:  The attached staff memorandum includes background information to update the Town Council on maintenance activities at Merritt Pasture in response to a Council Member’s petition.

Staff Recommendation(s):  That the Council consider the attached staff report and its recommendations as follows:

  1. That the Parks and Recreation Department undertake additional study and consult with representatives from the North Carolina Botanical Garden to determine supplemental “best management practices” for the care of the pasture area that will enhance the potential for the growth of native species, and specifically enhance the growth of the milkweed plants in their designated areas.
  2. That the Parks and Recreation Department re-examine the Merritt Pasture Vegetation and Maintenance Management Plan and determine if there are opportunities for improvement.  Suggestions include undertaking a wildflower seeding pilot project and improving the views of Morgan Creek from the established OWASA access trail by limbing up trees and selectively thinning undergrowth.

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