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five years. The Board of County Commissioners will be requested to adopt a schedule as it relates to how the County will finance all the projects. David Stancil said that the programming level is the most difficult because each jurisdiction has its own programs to operate. There are programs through the County's Recreation and Parks Department, through town departments, through recreation associations and enhanced opportunities for partnerships. Commissioner Gordon feels we should try to have some coordination and that some would be better than none. Commissioner Brown made reference to the capital policy on parks that was sent to the towns far their input and asked when that would come back to the County Commissioners for consideration. Commissioner Jacobs asked if this policy could be put on the December 11th agenda so that the County Commissioners can decide if this policy needs to go to other groups like the school boards for further discussion or additional input before considering it for adoption. John Link said that the capital policy will be on the agenda far December 11tH Discussion ensued on coordinating and maintenance of recreation and parks. In conclusion David Stancil made the following statements: • County is on the cusp of a new era in parks • County will go from zero parks on 1/1/2Q00 to several by the end of the decade • Lack of traditional practices opens the door to new approaches • This report not a definitive statement -only one approach for the Board's consideration Commissioner Brown asked if David Stancil could come up with a safety plan for the recreational activities like trails. etc. and he said he would. Chair Halkiotis said that with a vacated house, if it is not used or lived in, it would be damaged or burned, etc. The longer a house stays empty, the more it will be damaged. John Link said that he wants to be sure that the house is safe in terms of electrical, heating and cooling. He will provide the County Commissioners with a recommendation on how vacated homes may be used. Commissioner Jacobs wants to be careful not to duplicate the operation and maintenance within Orange County government and David Stancil said that they need personnel who know how to do things correctly. They may be able to share equipment but there would be no duplication of personnel. Recreation and Parks Director Bob Jones said that most of the maintenance for the trails and playing fields is contracted out. The Recreation and Parks department does not have personnel to take care of these maintenance issues. Chair Halkiotis said that Orange County schools have people who do field preparation. It is important to have someone who knows how to pull the lines for each sport. It may be beneficial far the County to work with the school system who already has the equipment and personnel. Commissioner Gordon said that one thing not included in this report is the role of the towns. John Link said that at the December 11 meeting, the County Commissioners will look at the schedule for all the projects that were included as part of the $75 million bond issue. Not all of these projects will be finished within the next two years. However, working together -jurisdictions and school boards -will allow the projects to progress faster. An inventory of what each jurisdiction can bring to the