State may take over West Point on Eno
Published: Tue, Nov. 18, 2008 08:56AM
Modified Tue, Nov. 18, 2008 10:53AM
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closeDURHAM -- Conservation of 60 wooded acres adjoining Durham's West Point on the Eno Park gained City Council endorsement Monday night, as members voted unanimously to open talks with the state parks division about taking over the park's management.
State takeover and purchase of the 60-acre "Black Meadow Woods" tract has been one option raised to prevent development of a subdivision that would, conservation groups claim, damage West Point's ambience and the quality of water running into the Eno River.
The Eno is a major tributary of Falls Lake, which provides drinking water for about 430,000 Wake County residents.
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City-owned West Point on the Eno is site of the annual Festival for the Eno as well as conservation-education programs for schoolchildren, and a popular hiking, picnicking and nature-watching place for the general public.
Black Meadow Ridge, on the park's southern border, includes two creeks that run into the Eno, and a forested slope draining toward the river.
A Chapel Hill developer's proposal for a 325-unit residential development has been opposed by the Friends of West Point and Eno River Association, along with the adjacent neighborhoods, which fear worsened traffic congestion and impaired property values.
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