During a meeting of Wake County’s growth and sustainability commission on Monday, Commissioner Sig Hutchinson tried to sell the lease idea as a compromise that could protect the tract from the fencing plan.
David Anderson, a spokesman for Triangle Off-Road Cyclists, says the county’s moves to pursue sanctioned trails are “welcome.”
Wake County commissioners have renewed their interest in leasing 151 wooded acres from Raleigh-Durham International Airport for public use after the airport proposed building an eight-foot fence topped with barbed wire around the property to keep people out.
Crash Greg, the publisher for the Triangle Downtowner, recently sat down with Sigh Hutchinson for an in-depth interview about his work as a Wake County Commissioner. Watch the interview. Read the article below.
Sig Hutchinson hopes a lease of the 286 site would just be the beginning. His ultimate goal is for a ride center. The 286 tract is about 150 acres, and a ride center would require about 300 acres. Hutchinson envisions a destination ride center where people could drive in and hit the trails.
