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6 <br /> 1 Paul Laughton said the $250,000 for these years includes grant matching funds of <br /> 2 $125,000. <br /> 3 The Board agreed to keep this the way it is. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Eurosport Soccer Center: <br /> 6 This project has changed. Year three would be the conversion of one of the fields to <br /> 7 artificial turf. <br /> 8 Dave Stancil said this is an idea for investment and change. <br /> 9 Commissioner McKee said he is in favor of this, given the success of the tournament <br /> 10 here and the income it brought to the County. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Commissioner Gordon said it would be a good idea to have a different method of <br /> 13 bringing projects to the Board. She said these are large projects that have been added. <br /> 14 Chair Jacobs suggested dividing up the discussions into Pressing Projects and New <br /> 15 Projects instead of trying to sort through them all at the same time. <br /> 16 Frank Clifton pointed out the $2.4 million from Lands Legacy was a bond approved debt. <br /> 17 Chair Jacobs suggested revisiting that next year. <br /> 18 Commissioner Gordon said this should be left in because there was voter authorization <br /> 19 for $7 million, of which this $2.4 million is a part. She said to keep the commitment to the voters; <br /> 20 it should be spent within Lands Legacy. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 New Hope Preserve: <br /> 23 This calls for low-impact amenities that will be built in phases as shown in the table. <br /> 24 Dave Stancil said Durham got a grant and $125,000 is the County's share. <br /> 25 Year 2 has $75,000 for land purchase. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Twin Creeks: <br /> 28 This does not have any new money in the next five years, but has some in the out years. <br /> 29 The current year has $600,000. <br /> 30 Dave Stancil said the developer of the property to the south is revisiting the site. <br /> 31 Frank Clifton said the cost of access to the park will more than double if the developer <br /> 32 drops out. <br /> 33 Chair Jacobs said he thinks Carrboro may be amenable to revisiting the size and the <br /> 34 necessity of the parkway. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Schools: <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Paul Laughton made reference to page 84, the School Capital Projects, and said this <br /> 39 was also addressed on Attachment C. <br /> 40 This is consistent with the joint meeting with the school boards on April 25th. This <br /> 41 summary shows the impact of delaying Middle School #5 for two years and including the Culbreth <br /> 42 Science wing. <br /> 43 Chair Jacobs said he received an email from Commissioner porosin who said he tended <br /> 44 to be inclined to support this project if there was some guarantee that it was directly related to <br /> 45 deferring middle school capacity for a certain number of years. <br /> 46 Commissioner Rich said she researched the science wing at Culbreth Middle School <br /> 47 since the last meeting and she is in favor of this wholeheartedly. She would like to see this move <br /> 48 forward, especially since there is no running water in the science wing. <br />