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3 <br />Memorandum <br />To: Carrboro Board of Aldermen <br />Chapel Hill Town Council <br />Hillsborough Board of Commissioners <br />Mebane City Council <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education <br />Orange County Schools Board of Education <br />From: Intergovernmental Parks Work Group <br />Alice Gordon and Barry Jacobs, Conveners <br />Date: September 23, 2008 <br />Subject: Community Use of School Facilities for Recreation <br />At several previous meetings of the IP Work Group (in particular November 28, <br />2007 and April 24, 2008), we have discussed a topic of great relevance to all <br />recreation providers, school boards and the general public -the longstanding <br />issue of whether additional community use of school facilities for recreation can <br />be achieved. <br />This is a complex, yet important topic that has often been discussed with little <br />resolution. The IP Work Group would like to offer the following guiding principles <br />for the consideration of our elected boards: <br />GUIDING PRINCIPLES GOVERNING <br />COMMUNITY USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR RECREATION <br />Underlying Assumptions <br />1. There are not enough gyms (especially full size gyms), ball fields and other <br />recreational facilities available for use in Orange County. Allowing public use of <br />school facilities maximizes taxpayer benefits in using these facilities. <br />2. Both school systems have a long history of working with the public recreation <br />agencies where possible. A shortage of available gyms and fields puts <br />considerable pressure on the school facilities that are available. <br />3. It is acknowledged that students must have priority for facility use during <br />school hours. <br />