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Lori Taft said that water {both regular water and hoseable water} would be needed at the shelter and fields and at the restroom facilities. She also said they would need to know how far they could pump the water from the well. Paul Thames said that water could be pumped anywhere they wanted to go. They would not run sewer lines; there would be a tank with a pump. Commissioner Halkiotis said he liked this preliminary layout. He also appreciated the attorney's opinion on water opportunities. He would also like staff to bring back to the Board the monies that were in the long range CIP for this Northern site. He wanted to knave how much of that money had been expended; which fund had been used for the well and for wastewater treatment; and what is left in that fund. Commissioner Halkiotis said that based on their experience from back in the spring when they had a very favorable bid opening on lighting the fields they were able to bundle up two projects and save some money. He wondered if this could be done with this project. John Link said they would be glad to bring back the funding information. Commissioner Jacobs wanted to know if the measured walking trail/track now exists and was told no. Commissioner Jacobs then wanted to know where it showed up in the cost estimate and was told it was not in the cost estimates since it was planned for AmeriCorp to do this. He said that he feels the costs should be listed since there is a good possibility that AmeriCorps may not be here next year. Commissioner Jacobs also wanted to know if this was the only walking trail that is being projected at this point. David Stancil said the intention was that there would be other trails in the future. Lori Taft said that the one trail that seems to be the most useful and beneficial is the one that goes around back of the ball fields since they have the opportunity with the ball field lighting to back light the walking trail off those posts. This would be similar to what is being done at Efland now and will also provide some security. Commissioner Jacobs suggested that these suggestions be identified as future considerations. He also asked staff to go through why they opted for the parking lot close to the skating area rather than nearer the two ball fields. Marabeth Carr said it puts more parking closer to the existing field. The parking that is shown out front of that building is not there and might not be there for some time. Commissioner Jacobs also had a question about the operations and maintenance memo regarding the skate park. He asked about the $32,800 cost and also about the skate park still not being supervised. Lori Taft said that would be the supervised cost. She said that they have studied this and worked with the Risk Manager on it and it really seems that is the price they can get. That would be putting the lights on a timer and signing it appropriately noting issues of hours, safety, risk, etc. Then it would be up to the participant whether they wear their helmet or not. Even if the park is unsupervised it would still require daily maintenance and repairs. The bikes can do some damage depending on how well the concrete is put it. Marabeth Carr added that the smaller parking lot would not provide them with enough space to meet the zoning ordinance. Chair Carey asked if the $50,000 play area was fenced. Marabeth Carr said that it was fenced since this was the play area far the daycare center. Commissioner Foushee wanted to make sure that what was being said about the skate park being unsupervised but with proper signage meant that the County would not incur any liability. Lori Taft said that what she meant was that the exposure would not be as great.