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Guilford County Schools has been asked to partner with Guilford County on the Bicentennial Greenway Trail. The proposed route for the shared use trail will cross the campuses of Western High School and Guilford Elementary School. (Please refer to Attachment A.)
At Guilford ES, the Greenway will follow the route of the existing abandoned asphalt cart path on the eastern side of the campus and extend to the gravel fire lane to the north of the Guilford Elementary property. A 10’ wide asphalt walkway will extend down the gravel fire lane and extend to Ballinger Road. The asphalt part of the trail will be available to appropriate emergency or maintenance vehicle traffic if needed. The total area within this easement as requested is 0.87 acres. (Please refer to Attachment B.)
The proposed trail route at the high school follows the northern boundary of the Western HS campus, using a new 10’ sidewalk located on the north side of the main campus parking lots and Fuquay Place. The north side of Fuquay Place will also be improved with the addition of curb and gutter in areas where it is absent, and with concrete driveway aprons into existing parking areas. The trail will take a 90 degree turn at the gravel parking lot on the western side of the campus and extend southward, down the hill and onto adjacent property. The area across the existing gravel parking lot will have a 10’ wide path paved with asphalt. This paved area could also be used by emergency or maintenance vehicle traffic if needed. The total area within this easement as requested is 1.80 acres. (Please refer to Attachment C.)
Also included in this packet are illustrations showing the planned extent of Bicentennial Greenway (Attachment D: existing greenway, proposed acquisitions for this project, and future areas to be acquired) and the current location of the Greenway on the Montlieu Elementary and Andrews High School campuses (Attachment E).
Eunice Isley (Principal, Guilford ES), Richard Armstrong (Principal, Western HS), Tony Scales (Program Administrator for School Safety), and Facilities staff have reviewed the greenway easements as proposed.
GCS legal counsel has reviewed this packet of materials.
RECOMMENDATION: The administration recommends that the Board approve the Bicentennial Greenway easements as requested by Guilford County, as described herein, affecting the Guilford Elementary and Western High School campuses.
Attachment A - Site Map
Attachment B - Site Map
Attachment C - Site Map
Attachment D - Site Map
Attachment E - Site Map
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