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   conservation to preserve the town edge with
   a cisp visual quality between the country- r
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   side and the town. These areas are outlined
   in the master plan in brown and include
   wetlands, forested land and the large vista
   to the southeast of town. This hill or vista
   has major importance, as mentioned earlier,
   in preserving the views not only into town
   but the major view over Orange Lake to the
   east.

     The points of entry into town are
  addressed in this plan, along with US Hwy
  441, as part of the proposed street
  improvements featuring new landscape
  plantings. To the north, there is a new
  commercial development that is proposed
  and placed at the town entry point. This
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effort of both the town and the residents.

  connected back to the green way system runs along some
othe exst. As mentioned in conceprridors. It # 1, includes
green way/voluntary conservation area,
would have to be created through a joint
effort of both the town and the residents.

   The green way system runs along some
of the existing riparian corridors. It includes
the two primary riparian corridors and the
proposed rail-trail system. The little branch
in the middle was a secondary riparian
corridor kept to serve as a buffer to the
historic district. While the two corridors
coming from US Hwy 441 have the main
goal of water reclamation, all corridors will
serve as a set of green way trails. They will
be connected to numerous outdoor activi-
ties that will take place along the green way.
The proposed rail-trail will also be within the


    for recreath..onal uses, both of which r. are large


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for recreational uses, both of which are large
areas located in the western edges of town.
These areas will be destinations for
recreation enthusiasts, and will tie seamlessly
into the Green way system. The recreation
area in the southwest corner will be
connected directly to the school in order to
promote use by the school children both dur-
ing and after school. While the area to the
north will be set more towards passive rec-
reational activities, due to the fact that there
is a wetland on the site and the presence of
wildlife is much more likely.

   Street improvements seen in this concept
do an excellent job of forming a unified
sense of place. The entire Hwy 441 cor-
ridor is dressed up to give the town a much
needed face lift. This is done through the
use of new sidewalks, street furniture, traffic


NIclntosh, Fl: A Study On The Preservation Of Genius Loci