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A RESOLUTION CLOSING ALL CITY-OWNED, OFF-TRAIL AREAS OF THE BEAR CREEK
GREENWAY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC DURING THE 2022 FIRE SEASON
Recitals:
A. The 2020 Almeda Fire burned approximately 9-miles of the Bear Creek Greenway
(Greenway), including portions of the Greenway located within the City and/or owned
by the City of Central Point.
B. During the 2022 fire season, as declared by the Oregon Department of Forestry, dry
brush and abundant fuel sources will create dangerous conditions for the rapid spread
of wildfire on the natural, off-trail areas of the Greenway.
C. Public use of the natural, un-paved, undeveloped, and off-trail areas of the Greenway
during the 2022 fire season would significantly increase the risk of wildfire ignition and
spread.
D. City staff plans to remove fuel sources from the area immediately surrounding the
paved path during the 2022 fire season, to make the path safer for continued use.
E. The City, as the Greenway Authority for those portions of the Greenway owned by the
City, has the authority to close the Greenway, or any portion thereof, to public use
when necessary to protect the health or safety of the Greenway due to fire hazards.
F. The City desires to close the off-trail areas, undeveloped areas and unpaved paths of
the Greenway for all portions of the Greenway owned by the City.
The City of Central Point resolves as follows:
Section 1. Due to hazardous conditions, off-trail areas, unpaved paths and any other
undeveloped sections of the Bear Creek Greenway owned by the City, are closed to the public
for the 2022 fire season, as declared by the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Section 2. City staff shall post notices of this closure all places of entrance onto the paved path
on the Greenway, and as otherwise necessary to provide reasonable notice of closure.
Res.No./7& ; (City Council July 14, 2022) Page 1
Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentication of its passage this 177/44
of July, 2022.
Mayor Hank Williams
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City Recorder
Res.No. 171 ; (City Council July 14, 2022) Page 2