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5/26/99 <br />Current Projects / Ongoing Improvements <br />• Acquisition and renovation of Carrboro Baptist Church building for <br />Carrboro Community Center <br />4. Town of Hillsborough <br />$254,000 from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund for Eno <br />Riverwalk Stream Buffers <br />$31,500 for Occoneechee Mountain park (plus $37,500 in other <br />funds) <br />Current Projects: <br />Cooperative projects between Hillsborough and Orange County <br />River Park - Approximately 5 acres of county land located in <br />downtown Hillsborough between the new courthouse and river is being <br />planned for an urban park and open space. The town has pledged <br />$50,000 for this effort. At least $25,000 has been spent and the <br />remainder is available when the county is ready to proceed. A re- <br />creation of the Occoneechi village is being constructed on the site. <br />RC &D is prepared to assist with an erosion mitigation project along <br />Still House Creek within the park. Further planning and development <br />funds are needed for implementation of the proposed master plan. <br />Fairview Park - An engineering study is needed to evaluate the <br />possible impacts of an old landfill and general soil conditions of the <br />combined county and town properties on the feasibility of a major <br />sports facility. The estimated cost of the study is $46,000. <br />Hillsborough projects <br />Occoneechee Park - Trails have been built by volunteers within the <br />original 28 acres with funds from Adopt -a -Trail Grants and from the <br />Town. Development plans for an overlook within the 28 acres, a small <br />parking and picnic area on a fee - simple parcel next to Eno Mountain <br />Road, and a 1/4 mile accessible trail on an easement parallel to the <br />Eno River that would connect the two was expected to be implemented <br />in 1999 using a NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ( PARTF) grant <br />($31,500) and other funds totaling $69,000. An upcoming lease <br />agreement between N.C. Parks and Recreation and Hillsborough, to <br />combine the management of Occoneechee park with the newly - <br />acquired state park lands on Occoneechee Mountain, will negate plans <br />to build the parking lot and trail. The PARTF grant and other funds <br />totaling $69,000 have been allocated for the above development. Due <br />to the 2 -year elapsed time of the original estimate additional funds <br />may be needed for completion. An additional $13,000 has been <br />requested. <br />Gold Park /Old Ball Park - Twenty -four acres at the south end of <br />9 <br />