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16 16 Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to listen to the public before making comments, but she asked far a clarification on page 12, Next Steps. She made reference to number eight and said that it should be added to get the road right-of-way from Duke Forest and any other properties where it is not County property. Also, on number 12, there should be a separate item to highlight and make sure there is public input and a schedule. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he would like a clean copy of the pink sheet. He asked if County Engineer Paul Thames had done an analysis based on the proposal from the citizen's group for the savings for water and sewer and Dave Stancil said not yet. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he would like the County Engineer to look into re-siting the location of the schools and if there would be any savings. He thinks the notion of walkability should be tempered because parents would not want their children walking to school without supervision. Cammissioner Halkiotis said that since the Town of Carrbaro has a yearlong review process, he would like some answers to the questions and there is no need to rush this. Commissioner Foushee agreed about the walkability issue. She made reference to page 25, and number five in the "cons" section indicates that the citizens plan may show greater walkability for the schools, but it would conversely affect walkability for the parks. She asked for clarification an this. Dave Stancil said that if there is an issue of a distance that a person will walk, and if the schools are not walkable at the current location and the parks are moved to that location, then that makes the parks less walkable. Commissioner Foushee said that this is probably one of the most major projects that the County has undertaken, sa it seems that it is important to make this an inclusive process. PUBLIC COMMENT: Andrew Farris spoke in support of an action sports complex at Twin Creeks Park, such as far mountain biking, rollerblading, BMX riding, and skateboarding. He said he is representative of the new generation of athletes in the community. He said that these sports extend very deep into the youth of the community. There are no legal opportunities for these kinds of sports in Orange County. There is a pay for play facility in Wake County. He said that there are numerous benefits far a facility like this. Commissioner Jacobs asked for some information about the Wake County sports complex. Chair Carey asked if Wake County was the nearest one and Andrew Farris said that there is a facility at Homestead Park, but it is only for skateboarding and is privately operated and also pay for play. Brian Decker lives in Orange County and is the manager of a cycle shop an Franklin Street. He lives near the park and he is excited about this park, but he feels that the plans only expand the existing recreational opportunities but there are new forms of recreation that the community is involved in such as bicycle action sports. He said that this is a huge growing segment of the population and there are no facilities at all. He said that people would come if the County has a complex like this. He feels that Twin Creeks Parks would be a great place to include this facility. He said that this event takes up less space than other types of facilities. Cammissioner Gordon asked if this was indoor or outdoor and Brian Decker said it would probably be an outside facility made out of concrete and steel. Commissioner Gordon asked about ages and gender that participate in this sport and Brian Decker said that mostly younger men participate, and some of the top pros of the sport are in their late 3Q's. Commissioner Halkiotis asked for a picture of a concrete and steel facility like this.