Correspondence: CRD Regional Parks – Draft Regional Trails Management Plan
Formal request from the CRD for the Town to provide comments on the draft plan for regional trails.
November 26, 2015
Mayor David Screech and Council Town of View Royal 45 View Royal Avenue Victoria BC V9B 1A6
Dear Mayor Screech and Council:
RE: CRD REGIONAL PARKS - DRAFT REGIONAL TRAILS MANAGEMENT PLAN
The Capital Regional District (CRD) has been developing a Regional Trails Management Plan to guide management and development of regional trails, including the Galloping Goose, Lochside and E&N Rail Trail - Humpback Connector, over the next 10 years.
A CRD-Municipal-Provincial Working Group provided input and advice on several occasions during the planning process. The working group was made up of representatives from municipalities and electoral areas having regional trails located within their jurisdiction and representation from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, as the owner of the land on which the Galloping Goose Regional Trail is located. Initial input was also received from interested First Nations with lands along the regional trails and from the public before the Regional Trails Management Plan was drafted.
A draft Regional Trails Management Plan is now available and the CRD is undertaking a second round of public participation to gather comments before finalizing it for approval by the CRD Board.
The CRD is requesting your comments. A copy of the draft Regional Trails Management Plan and related comment form are enclosed for your assistance. These are also available on the CRD website at:
https://www.crd.bc.ca/project/regional-trails-management-plan
If desired, a summary presentation about the Regional Trails Management Plan can be provided to Council, or your designate, by CRD staff upon request.
Please provide comments by January 30, 2016 to:
Regional Parks 490 Atkins Avenue Victoria BC V9B 2Z8 Attention: Carolyn Stewart
or by e-mail to cstewart@crd.bc.ca using the Subject Line: RTMP Comment.
If you have any questions about the draft Regional Trails Management Plan or would like to request a presentation, please contact Carolyn Stewart, Planner, at 250.360.3368 or cstewart@crd.bc.ca.
Sincerely,
Larisa Hutcheson, P.Eng General Manager Parks & Environmental Services
Enclosures:
- Draft Regional Trails Management Plan
- Comment Form
cc:
- Mike Walton, Senior Manager, Regional Parks
- Mike Macintyre, Acting Manager, Planning, Resource Management & Development, Regional Parks
- Carolyn Stewart, Planner, Planning, Resource Management & Development, Regional Parks
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