AGENDA DATE: 12/18/2019
TITLE: Biscuit Run Park Phase 1A
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Resolution Request for Funding Through VDOT Recreation Access Program to Construct New Entrance and Roadway to Biscuit Run Park
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Henry, Kamptner, DeLoria, Crickenberger, Stewart, Gifford
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffery B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Biscuit Run Park is a nearly 1200-acre property located in Albemarle County. The Commonwealth of Virginia acquired the property in 2009 under Governor Kaine's administration. On January 4, 2018 Governor McAuliffe announced a partnership with Albemarle County to open Biscuit Run park to the public.
Governor McAuliffe and the Department of Conservation and Recreation signed a 99-year lease with Albemarle County for the property. The park will be the first of its kind in Albemarle's development area, as it will serve as an urban and regional recreational facility. This partnership will allow the park to open sooner than expected and will provide high-quality recreational opportunities/experiences for residents in Albemarle County and surrounding communities.
The lease assures protection of the park's natural resources; a minimum of eighty percent of the park will remain forested, all sensitive natural heritage resources will be protected, and management concerns like invasive species will be minimized.
The property on which this facility is located has no adequate access to a public street or roadway, and will require the construction of a new roadway that will connect to Avon Street Extended (Route 742) and will provide access to the first parking area which will serve as trail head parking to access the many existing multi-use trails. Capital Improvement Project funds have already been appropriated in the amount of $2,171,702.
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