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school. He agrees that the school boards need to look at year round schools <br /> and other alternatives before citizens are requested to pay more taxes. With <br /> regard to the swimming pool, he sees no reason why there can't be a pool. He <br /> addressed this issue in a letter with several questions about the long term <br /> financing. He is concerned that there are some other needs in Orange County <br /> which may be higher on the priority list. <br /> BARNEY DALE, resident of northern Orange and father of two children, <br /> feels that ice skating in Hillsborough is an asset. If the County does not <br /> take advantage of this asset it will go away. He supports a new facility. <br /> REBECCA DALE stated she has been skating at the Daniel Boone Rink for <br /> five years and would be very disappointed if it closed down. Also, she swims <br /> in Chapel Hill at the YMCA. She supports the building of a pool. <br /> DIANE POZEFSKY, Estes Hills PTO Co-chairman, spoke in favor of a new <br /> elementary school in Chapel Hill. When overcrowding occurs, the first things <br /> to go will be the science labs, computer labs and art rooms. She is in favor <br /> of single tract schools but not multi-tract schools. In a single tract school <br /> the time in between can be used for tutorial and childcare. In the summer <br /> now, there are three schools being used for childcare and one used for <br /> tutorial programs. <br /> MISSY PARKER stated that in October, 1991, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> City School System in collaboration with Chapel Hill-Carrboro Head Start was <br /> awarded a three year federal grant to develop successful approaches in <br /> supporting children and families as they move from Head Start into the public <br /> schools. This is now known as the transition project. Ninety-six percent of <br /> the children participating are African-American. As the project director, Ms. <br /> Parker shared her observations. She supports a new elementary school. <br /> MARY BUSHNELL, Chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, <br /> stated that the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education has advocated for a <br /> long time for additional elementary space. It was acknowledged by the Capital <br /> Needs Advisory Committee in 1991 that this space was needed. They will be <br /> discussing the ramifications and implications of year-round education and what <br /> it will mean for the students, the community and what it could do for their <br /> capacity needs. They commend the County Manager and will work with him to <br /> look for ways of funding an elementary school for their district that will <br /> keep the impact on the countywide property tax as low as possible. Their <br /> class size of 29 to 30 is too large for the teachers to do what they need to <br /> do for these children. She is in support of dedicating the extra sales tax <br /> revenue for an elementary school. <br /> KENNETH TOUW, member of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education, <br /> showed transparencies which illustrated the need for a new elementary school. <br /> He noted that the school buildings are aging. He compared enrollment, school <br /> space, and the number of classrooms with Orange County schools. He also <br /> voiced his opposition against multi-track, year-round schools. <br /> MADELINE MITCHELL, President of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro PTA Council, <br /> also indicated that the buildings are aging. She feels a new elementary <br /> school is needed. She is against multi-track schools. She noted that the <br /> survey conducted last year supports the fact that the citizens would have <br /> approved a bond which included an elementary school. She asked that the <br /> County consider funding a new elementary school with pay-as-you-go funds or <br /> certificates of participation or some combination. <br /> ROSETTA MOORE, representative of the northern Orange branch of the <br /> NAACP, spoke in support of the construction of a swimming pool in northern <br /> Orange County. The County has built new buildings but they do not address the <br /> basic needs of children who need help to become well adjusted adults. Too <br />