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Commissioner Halkiotis cautioned that if the objective is to complete something like this during the summer, it could be very expensive. He said that he feels that savings could be achieved by phasing the project over two summers. John Link referred to the Glenwood Elementary School project. He said that the school board has indicated its intention of continuing to use Glenwood for many years considering the amount of investment that is going into it. Bill Mullin spoke about the reasoning behind not building another facility and improving the present Glenwood Elementary School. School Priorities -Orange County Schools John Link said that the staff did not find anything remarkable about the priorities for the Orange County School system. They are basically putting their bond money into renovation projects. There was no discussion by the Board. b. Smith Middle School Athletic Fields John Link pointed out the attachments that address the athletic fields. Commissioner Carey asked if the $75,000 referenced in the Town of Carrboro letter is included in Carrboro's upcoming year's budget. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the memo that came out of the subcommittee that met to discuss the School/Park reserve fund. He said that the County has made a commitment to match funds, and that $150,000 would fall short of the $436,000 that is required for this project. He noted that if the lights and the bleachers were considered separately, and if the Town of Carrboro came up with $100,000 and the County matched it, that the project could proceed. Commissioner Halkiotis suggested that this project could be done in stages. Commissioner Carey agreed that it makes more sense to do this project in stages. Bill Mullin said that if all the funding was received then the project could begin. The idea is to do the site preparation for all of the work in the fall of 1999. The project will be completed in 2001. John Link asked Bill Mullin what he thought of the phased approach to the project. Bill Mullin said that Parks and Recreation is very clear that they need lights in order to take advantage of the fields. Also, if the fields are to be used intensively, the irrigation becomes critical. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he thinks the County Commissioners will get bombarded with these kinds of requests. He said that the Board needs to be prepared to address this, although there does not appear to be an urgency to doing it right away.