East Mountain Trails & Bikeways Master Plan - Bernalillo County

8. Work with private landowners
and/or agencies whose land lies
within potential trail corridors.
• Notify affected private landowners and
keep them informed of status of trail
corridors.
• Inform private landowners of County’s
commitment not to seek land or trail
easements through condemnation
process.
• Secure trail easements from relevant
private-land owners over the long term
through negotiation or development
review processes.
• Educate private landowners about the
New Mexico Public Recreation Statute.
9. Preserve Rural Character and Quality
of Life.
• Respect privacy and interest of rural
residents by limiting trail corridors over
private land to areas necessary to gain
access to public open space areas or
reduce fire hazard.
• Respect the privacy and solitude of
residents, many of whom moved to the
East Mountains area to be away from
traffic, people and urban influences.
• Preserve historic function of dirt and
gravel roads as trails connecting
residents to various open spaces and
other resources within the community.
• Maintain public access to open space
resources.
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