At Civic Centre next Thursday Meeting on Hungry Hollow trails set

After $93,000 for trails was added into the 2007 capital budget, the Town will begin a new phase to develop the Hungry Hollow Ravine trails with a public meeting next Thursday night (March 1). The meeting will focus on accessways to Hungry Hollow, in particular those in the areas from Cedarvale Park south to Mountainview Road. The meeting will be held at the Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, at 7 p.m., with public information available for viewing starting at 6:30 p.m. A second public meeting for the area east of Mountainview Road to Willow Park will be held Tuesday, April 3. Together with community partners-- POWER (Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources) Willow Park Ecology Centre and Save Our Ravines who were actively involved in the development of the Hungry Hollow Management Plan-- staff will present information on what has been done to date in the ravine, future plans for monitoring, communications and trails, and ways for the local neighbours to become involved through monitoring or restoration planting projects. "The Hungry Hollow Ravine is a fantastic natural resource for the Town" said Recreation and Parks Department Director Terry Alyman. "The neighbourhood meetings are vital to the community's awareness of Hungry Hollow, and the residents' input into the implementation of the Management Plan is critical to its success." Display material will be available at the public meetings and additional background material can be found on the Town's website, www.haltonhills.ca/Rec_Studies_Documents.asp or by calling Warren Harris, Manager of Parks and Open Space at 905-873 2601, ext 2274.