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Craig Benedict said that greenhouses would fall under the bona fide farm. Greenhouses could be put an the chart and they could elaborate. Mark Chilton asked if Jim Ward thought these would be appropriate in the rural buffer and Jim Ward said that they might be but that it is a matter of scale and impact on adjacent properties. 9: 2. Twin Creeks (Moniese Nomp) - In December 2003, the Board of County Commissioners received the report of the Chapel Hill Township Park and Educational Campus Master Plan Work Group and renamed the 193 acre site Twin Creeks {Moniese Nomp - Tutelo-Sapani for Twin Creeks}. The boards will review the components of the Master Plan, consider a possible phase I of the park, and discuss issues identified in previous meetings. This item is informational only and no action by the three governinr~ boards is needed. Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that this is a 193-acre site that is near the intersection of Eubanks Road and Old NC 86. He showed the new 2003 color photos. He gave the history of the planning far the park. The master plan document can be downloaded at the County's website. Dave Stancil said that there is an educational campus to the north of Jones Creek and a 96- acre park site to the south. The plan shows six playing fields. There are four multi-use fields. There is access off of Old NC 86. The educational campus would be accessed off of Eubanks Road. There is a proposed connector road in the Town of Carrboro's plan that connects Lake Hogan Farm Road with Eubanks Road. There is also a proposed subdivision before the Town of Carrboro on an adjacent property. The subcommittee that worked on the educational campus identified an elementary and a middle school. There is a proposed Carrboro greenway and the two northern fields could be shared with the schools. There is also a proposal for a bus stop for public transportation. One of the issues that will be coming up is a shared entranceway with the proposed new subdivision. Diana McDuffie asked if the four fields are full sized soccer fields and Dave Stancil said yes and that they are a little longer than full size. Diana McDuffie said that in reading about the attempts to share soccer fields with the school systems, this has been a challenge. She wonders if we should study this attempt to share fields with the schools. She has heard about fields being taken out of use because of overuse. Dave Stancil said that they will bringing to the Board a prototype field that speaks to size and different surfaces. Diana McDuffie said that she hopes that this park can address same of the concerns about the lack of soccer fields. Joal Hall Broun made reference to the plan for bus stops at the park and asked if there would be any access to the schools. Dave Stancil said yes and that there are two stops. Joal Hall Broun asked that prior to the final decision, that the Board of County Commissioners open this up to public hearing about the number of soccer fields.