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Horseshoe Farm Park Master Plan


Background:

The Horseshoe Farm Park consists of approximately 146 acres on an oxbow of the Neuse River in northeastern Wake County.  The property was purchased in 1994 to serve as a future park site.  The upland fields have been farmed as crops or pasture for generations.  The floodplain forests adjacent to the Neuse River are designated by the State of North Carolina as a Significant Natural Heritage Area due to the presence of bottom land hardwood forests, wetlands and a system of natural river levees.  The initial Master Plan was adopted by the Raleigh City Council on May 15, 2007 and was revised by Council on March 17, 2009.  The adopted Master Plan documents are available below.  The funding source for this project is the 2000 park bond.

The Horseshoe Farm Park master plan was drafted with considerable input from the public. A citizens’ master plan committee was formed to lead the master planning effort.

Status:

Design Phase: Summer 2009 to Summer 2010

Construction Phase: Fall 2010 to Fall 2011

 

 


Last Updated: 4/3/2009


Horseshoe Farm Master Plan

Master Plan Resolution #437 Approved 01/08/08

Excerpt from City Council Minutes 01/08/08

Environmental Stewardship Recommendations from the HSF Master Plan Committee

Excerpt from City Council Minutes 03/17/2009 (to be posted when available)

Horseshoe Farm Park Master Plan Drawing (03/17/2009)

Horseshoe Farm Park Master Plan Report (03/17/2009)

 

Miscellaneous

Orthographic Map of Horseshoe Farm

Links

Wildlife Habitat Zone Advisory Team (WHZAT)
Upper Neuse River Greenway Trail Project
Lower Neuse River Greenway Trail Project



For More Information Contact:
Stephen Bentley
Senior Parks Planner
Parks and Recreation Department
333 Fayetteville Street, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-996-4784