J.R. Alford Greenway - Leon County

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II. USE OF PROPERTY and PUBLIC INPUT DRAFT 10/4/12 Additional language regarding public participation was inserted on 2/18/13 and corrected program dates were inserted on 2/26/13 Past Uses of the Greenway Various tribes of Native Americans have used this region for hunting and gathering and agriculture for approximately the last ten thousand years. This includes the aforementioned Block Sterns Site. Following European settlement, but prior to the Civil War, the land on which the Greenway is located was used for production of cotton and tobacco. Prior to state ownership, this property was managed for agricultural uses, with timber harvesting, livestock grazing, and hunting being the main uses. Prescribed fire along with some farming operations in the fields have also been major influences on the flora. There are also some areas that have been allowed to reforest naturally. Existing and Future Land Use Surrounding the Property Existing Land Use The Greenway itself is designated as Recreation/Open Space on the Future Land Use Map within the Tallahassee – Leon County Comprehensive Plan. The current land use of the Greenway is consistent with this document, and a consistency review letter prepared by the Tallahassee – Leon County Planning Department is included here as Appendix H. The current land uses north and west of the Greenway is a mix of low‐density, single‐family residential developments (Map 9). The area on the other side of Alford Arm is a mix of vacant and very low density residential. The area south of the Greenway includes Lower Lake Lafayette, protected by the City of Tallahassee and the State of Florida. Future Land Use The Greenway is adjacent to a large area that has designated Residential Preservation on its north and west sides (Map 10). Residential Preservation limits land uses to low‐density residential, churches, and community services. Another large area adjacent to the Greenway to the northeast and east is designated Urban Fringe. Urban Fringe limits land uses to low to very low‐density residential, churches, and community services. The southern side of the Greenway is adjacent to several smaller areas designated Recreation/Open Space. 13
DRAFT 10/4/12 Additional language regarding public participation was inserted on 2/18/13 and corrected program dates were inserted on 2/26/13 Existing/Proposed Use of the Property – Single Use/Recreation The JRAG was purchased by the State of Florida to be utilized as a greenway with passive or resource‐based recreation, and to preserve its natural and cultural heritages and features. The following goals for the use and management of the JRAG were identified by Land Acquisition and Management Advisory Council liaison staff, consistent with State of Florida environmental land acquisition criteria set forth in Chapter §259.032(3), Florida Statutes: 1. To conserve and protect environmentally unique and irreplaceable lands that contain native, relatively unaltered flora and fauna representing a natural area unique to, or scarce within, a region of Florida or a larger geographic area. 2. To conserve and protect native species habitat or endangered or threatened species. 3. To conserve, protect, manage, or restore important ecosystems, landscapes, and forests, if the protection and conservation of such lands are necessary to enhance or protect significant surface water, ground water, coastal, recreational, timber, or fish or wildlife resources which cannot otherwise be accomplished through local and state regulatory programs. 4. To provide areas, including recreational trails, for natural resource‐based recreation and other outdoor recreation on any part of any site compatible with conservation purposes. 4. To preserve significant archaeological or historic sites, and 5. To conserve urban open spaces suitable for greenways or outdoor recreation which are compatible with conservation purposes Following the acquisition of the Greenway by the State of Florida and its sub‐lease to the County for management, the County has received several grants for improvements and amenities. Improvements have included trail stabilization, maintenance, trailhead/parking lot construction, installation of security fencing and a potable water source, and construction of a maintenance facility. These existing improvements and other accomplishments are listed in Appendix I. The Greenway is managed as a single use property to provide public recreation consistent with the protection of the natural resources. The existing and planned uses of the property are consistent with the purpose of the acquisition. The design of the amenities allows for balanced public utilization. Management may establish operating conditions needed for the safe operation of the facilities. Management uses strategies to protect and enhance natural communities and features. Management also maintains food plots for wildlife that have been displaced from adjacent residential development. Leon County will not develop uses of the Greenway that would violate the intention of creating a passive or resource‐based greenway. 5 Management will continue to work with partners to implement the Tallahassee – Leon County Greenway Master Plan and the Trails Plan component of the Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency’s Regional Mobility Plan. 5 A glossary of selected terms used in this Management Plan is included here as Appendix M. 14
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