Park Board approves plan for Brecon property
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“The Lincoln plan is pretty specific, but we can still move stuff around inside the park, as long it is in compliance,” chairman Chuck Roberts said. “It’s fluid.”
The plan includes various camp grounds, a shooting range, ATV and horse trails as well as various other activities that fall within the guidelines provided by the federal government. Apparently the park is already a fairly large draw for ATV enthusiasts.
Roberts said members of the Cheaha Trail Riders had been volunteering to collect information from those entering the parks, mostly on weekends. They have developed a voluntary questionnaire with basic contact information to hand out to people coming into the park. Roberts said most visitors came from local or surrounding counties. Rob Grant of the Alabama Department of Economic and Commercial Affairs, said he had seen people in the park from Georgia and Panama City, Fla. as well.
Currently, admittance to the park is free, but based on the surveys, the board will eventually decide how much to charge for admission. Selling off some timber from the property was also discussed, but no action was taken.
The board had previously applied for a $50,000 grant with a dollar for dollar local match. The volunteer work currently being done could count as “in-kind” funding, but the board will also need revenue for future grants.
The board will also likely need income to hire a manager and security guards. In the meantime, volunteer groups are helping to keep the park clean.
The board had also previously applied for two pots of deobligated funds totaling $82,000.
Also Tuesday, the board:
• Elected Roberts permanent chairman.
• Discussed touring the facility as well as Stoney Lonesome in Cullman County.
• Discussed having public hearings for input, education and possibly naming the park.
• Discussed paving Horne Drive.
• Discussed taking advantage of ADECA trailers to utilize in the park until permanent buildings can be built or purchased.
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Aug 28 09 - 01:41 AM
A. Land acquired through the Federal Lands to Parks Program must be used for public park and recreational use in perpetuity. It may be developed for a single recreational activity, or multiple recreation activities, or be used to support an existing park or recreation area by providing parking or improved access. It may serve as a community center, a neighborhood park, a town square, or a regional or state park. Typical recreational uses include hiking, biking, camping, picnicking, hunting, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, swimming, boating, tennis, golf, and playing organized sports. If appropriate, the land may remain undeveloped for passive recreational use, such as bird watching, photography, or wildlife conservation, as long as it is open to the public.
WOW ! the county was in complianceas as far as use goes ,they just didnt take charge and hire some one to watch it.
It's a public board are ya sure we the public are wanted ? why has none of their meetings been advetised? Are they allowed to have closed door meetings as the city's do ? The proposal we the riders in the park were shown has about 50 or 60 items , and does any of them follow the OPEN PARKS LANDS ? http://www.nps.gov/flp/ This is a wetland area has anyone thought about how this will effect the ground water in THE CITY of Talladega (THAT'S NOT THAT GREAT TO START WITH)when the bull dozers start moving and redirecting and redistributing the water? whats going to happen when the dozers find goverment burried items? and yes been told by retired govement works they are there, just like in evey goverment property. look at brecon it's self as proof. Anybody else remember finding old bomb shells when you grew up in BRECON? I DO.