April 2009

(Cumberland, Sampson, Pender & New Hanover Counties)
NCRT Chair, John Morck presented Ali Turpen Director of Parks and Rec. a Purple Spike award for the county¹s and Roseboro announcement of planning a trail on the ACL in Roseboro. (picture of AL Capehart, David Alexander, Ali Turpen of Sampson County (holding purple railroad spike), John Morck at North Carolina Rail-Trails meeting, Roseboro, NC)

In Pender County an organizational meeting of trail stakeholders on February 27th in Burgaw formed the West Pender Rail-Trail Alliance, Susan Bullers, Ph.D. chair. Ben Andrea, Pender County Planning, Secretary. Ben presented a very informative power point assessment of the entire corridor in Pender. On March 27th, 28th, & 29th national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy did a public informational sharing with adjacents and the public at Moore¹s Creek Battleground in Currie. Folks were notified by the county of the plans for a rail trail. Big landowners favored, small landowners didn't. New Hanover County has planned for the trail to be in the corridor with Hwy 421, and have experience with such a design.