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 Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Press Release

For Immediate Release, October 4, 1994 Contact: Malcolm Smith, Public
Affairs Manager, (415) 691-1200, email <mrosd@netcom.com> 

Open Space District Schedules Two Public Workshops:  El Corte de Madera 
Creek Open Space Preserve & Fremont Older Open Space Preserve

Los Altos, CA --  The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has
scheduled two public workshops to discuss trail use designations, and
formulation/amendment of Comprehensive Use And Management Plans.

The El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve workshop is scheduled
for 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, 1994 at the Mountain View
Community Center, 201 S. Rengstorff Avenue in Mountain View. This
workshop is a follow-up to a February, 1994 on-site workshop held to
discuss trail use issues and the increase in use of unmarked
(undesignated) trails at that preserve. This workshop is the next step
in gathering information from the public in order to formulate a
Comprehensive Use and Management Plan for El Corte de Madera. The plan
is tentatively scheduled for review by the District's Board of
Directors in late 1994. Input from the community is sought on the
development of a Comprehensive Use and Management Plan, and appropriate
trail use designations for this preserve.

The Fremont Older Open Space Preserve workshop is scheduled for 9:00
a.m., Saturday, October 22, 1994 in the parking lot of Fremont Older
Open Space Preserve, located at the end of Prospect Road, 1.5 miles
west of its intersection with Stelling Road. Participants should meet
at the preserve parking lot, after which the group will hike
approximately 1 mile to Hunter's Point. Rain will cancel the workshop.
In the event of cancellation, please call (415) 691-2153 for the
rescheduled date.

An amendment to the Fremont Older Comprehensive Use And Management Plan
is tentatively scheduled for review by the District's Board of
Directors in November, 1994. The purpose of the proposed amendment is
to establish trail use designations for each trail on the preserve. The
public is invited to provide input on trail use designations.

 Trail use designations determine which trails are suitable for each
 type or combination of uses (hiking, biking, horseback riding), in
 order to reduce possible conflicts between different trail users and
 to help ensure a safe, pleasant experience for all preserve visitors.
 These designations will be based on an evaluation process that
 examines the typical trail characteristics, historic trail use,
 potential and actual trail use conflicts, compatibility of adjacent
 trail use, potential improvements, constraints, and mitigation
 measures.

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, extending from the City
of San Carlos to the Town of Los Gatos, is a public agency which has
preserved over 36,000 acres of diverse open space and manages 23 open
space preserves.

Funding is provided by a small share of the annual total property tax
revenues collected within District boundaries. The District permanently
protects wildlife habitat, watershed, and a variety of ecosystems,
restores damaged natural resources, and  provides trail improvements
for passive recreational use by the public. The District's goals are to
acquire a continuous greenbelt of protected open space lands for public
use and enjoyment, and to preserve open space for future generations to
enjoy. There are approximately 20,000 - 30,000 acres of land still at
risk of being lost to development within the District's planning area.

The District is divided into seven geographic wards, each represented
for a four year term by an elected Board member. The Board holds public
meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 7:30
p.m., at the District offices.

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