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trails in this park which join the trails an the 170 acres. The horse people said that they will help keep the trails clear and keep the hunters out. We want to work together with the community and do things that benefit all of us. The people who ride these trails were afraid that this privilege would be taken away with the development of the park. He agrees that there should be setaside areas for horseback riding. He does not agree with having horses on the same trails as for people or bikers. Everyone feels that there should be certain areas set aside (which would be very little of the park) for horse riders. They want to keep it natural and not developed. They want people to enjoy it. Bab Phillips showed on the map the location of the trails and how they cross over into the park. He said that the neighborhood is concerned about allowing camping out there except far Boy Scouts and select groups. There would be a danger of fire with campers. He emphasized that horseback riding should be separate from the rest. He told the County Commissioners that they will not have to spend a lot of money far horseback riding. As for the trailers a lot of the people will ride into the trails. Only a few would use trailers. Commissioner Brown asked Mr. Phillips if #4 is what the horse riders want and he said yes they want horseback riding in designated areas. Chair Halkiotis asked if Commissioner Brown and Commissioner Jacobs would work with Rich Shaw and a couple Commissioners and staff from Durham and finalize the plan for the park. Jahn Link asked that the trails be placed on the map so that everyone knows where they are located. This will help the planning process. Mr. Phillips said that there are three miles of trails already on the 170 acres and the horse community is willing to help maintain these trails. Commissioner Jacobs asked that issues be discussed and decided by the group instead of coming back to the Board and Chair Halkiotis agreed. In answer to a question from Commissioner Gordon John Link said that he will summarize the previous discussions with the Durham County group. Commissioner Brown asked if we could have a statement of why the land was purchased and the funding so that the record can reflect that this land is to be protected for the Little River tributary. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the Interlocal agreement and asked that it include how the park is going to be funded and outline the ongoing costs. 2. Communitv Develoament Project for Roaers Road Waterline Connections Rod Visser said that the County Commissioners, at their work session on October 1, 2001, reviewed recommendations received from the Solid Waste Advisory Board regarding haw to finance the connections to the waterline for the Rogers Road area. The project is moving along really well and construction of the water main is expected to be completed by January 2002. Phase I of the grant program is based an the revised cast projections of $195,000 and the assumption that eighty-percent of the residents will meet eligibility requirements. Staff estimates the cost of Phase I to be approximately $156,000. The County's Housing and Community Development Office would administer the grant program. An appropriation of the County's fund balance (in the current fiscal year} would finance this initial phase and people would have until December 31, 2004 to apply for these funds. Phase II would be the loan program. The potential up-front cast of the loan program would be approximately $39,000. This calculation is based on the assumption that twenty percent of the residents (18 residents} will meet eligibility requirements for the loan program and that all eligible participants apply for loans at the same time. The County's Economic Development Department would administer the loan program. An appropriation will be incorporated in the County's 2002-2003 fiscal year budget to finance this phase. Geoffrey Gledhill said that he recommends that this program be available for a specified period of time and that anyone who applies during that period of time and has made an application to OWASA for service whether or not the property is occupied be approved.