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Army Corp of Engineers, and the town is the most appropriate body to pursue that permit. She said steps have been taken to prepare for this application. She said the permit kicks in when the final plat is signed, and the developer would be obligated for 10 years to hold that bond. Commissioner Gordon referred to the map on the last page of the package. She asked for identification of the 4 phases and the eastern terminus of Street A. Trish McGuire identified the street locations on the map. Commissioner Gordon asked for clarification of the road being constructed with the bond. She asked if this intersects on North/South Road. Trish McGuire said the location is to the east of that. Commissioner Gordon asked for identification of phase 3. Trish McGuire identified the areas on the phasing map. Commissioner Rich asked for the location of the mixed use portion. Trish McGuire said this is indicated by the cross hatched areas of the map. She said there is a limitation on how much area can be used for commercial. Commissioner Gordon asked for the location of the 52-acres. Trish McGuire said this is marked as the brighter areas of the map. Alderman Lavelle said this was an update from last year, and she asked for questions or comment. Commissioner Gordon asked about the possibility of Street A serving both the development and the park, and she noted the possibility of the County having money to put into this. Dave Stancil said phase one of the park has been completed. He said road A does dip down at Old 86 for site distance reasons and it otherwise parallels an old farm road. He said this road has been planned as the main way into the property since the master plan was adopted in 2005. He said the Board did approve $600,000 in the capital budget for a road cost share agreement. He said those funds could go to funding of this road, however a road analysis has been recommended. He said a road cost share agreement has not been attempted yet, since the road is not yet defined. He said the remaining funds for the Twins Creek Park go beyond the five year window of the CIP. He said this is a multi-million dollar district park for the entirety of the Chapel Hill Township. Commissioner Gordon said he might want to address the possible continuation of the greenway south. She said this would be in Carrboro's district. She asked about the status of this. Trish McGuire said the funding in 2009 gave a jumpstart to the Jones Creek Greenway. She said this allowed the construction of the red line on the map. She said there is one pot of money for the segments to the south. She said there is a grant for a portion of the greenway. She said the thinking was that this would provide a connection down to Lake Hogan Farms road. She said there is an on road linkage from Jones Creek Greenway to lots of residences. Alderman Lavelle asked Trish McGuire to show the location of the Ballentine neighborhood. Trish McGuire noted this location on the map. Commissioner Gordon said it looks like it would not take too much to get to the roadway. She said she would encourage this access. Dave Stancil said MI homes did allow access to the trail so people can use the greenway. Commissioner Gordon said that is very exciting and she would encourage them to continue the greenway south to the road.