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12 1 Commissioner Price said she has some concerns with costs associated with use of the 2 facilities. She referenced the $25 fee for use of the basketball court and asked if these costs 3 are for groups. 4 Dave Stancil said this is to reserve the court for personal use. He said anyone can do 5 pick up play for free. 6 Commissioner Dorosin said this plan is comprehensive; but the view is very general, and 7 it would be more useful for him and residents to see a more micro view of what will happen over 8 the next 5 years. He said for example, it would be useful to have a supplement that outlines 9 specific programs planned for each park, and the timeline for these programs. He said this is a 10 way of highlighting the work that is being done. He said this plan gives good detail of the 11 administrative work that has been done, and this is good; however the community wants to 12 know when things are going to be put in place and ready to use. He said turning from abstract 13 to practical is critical. 14 Dave Stancil said this is a logical next step, and staff will try to have these answers at 15 the next presentation of this item. 16 Chair Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Dorosin. He said if there is going to be a bond 17 in 2016, staff needs to provide information on items to be funded. He said there are no pre- 18 approved plans for either the Julia Blackwood Farm or the Kirby property. He said there has 19 been discussion with Chapel Hill about having soccer fields at Julia Blackwood farm, and he 20 feels it is important to work with the municipalities to provide services. He thinks it would be 21 timely to see plans for the short term. He noted that extension of Orange Grove Road will wipe 22 out the Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association (HYAA) ball fields. He said this extension is a 23 high priority project for the Town of Chapel Hill, but there needs to be conversation with 24 Hillsborough about how to partner and possibly re-visit the plan for Fairview Park or the Collins 25 property. 26 He said the Greene Tract has also not been addressed. He said the County made a 27 commitment to protect this acreage, and this has not been put into the plans. He would like to 28 see all of these things come back in the short term in preparation for the bond in 2016. 29 Chair Jacobs referred to Allen Green's comments and said there was vision for a trail 30 system from the southern part of the County all the way to Eno River State Park and Chapel Hill 31 is dedicating a greenway on Saturday morning. He said the bond package in 2001 had money 32 allocated to that purpose. He said staff might want to re-visit the thinking about connectivity. 33 Dave Stancil said he agrees with these comments. He said staff was talking with 34 Hillsborough today about following up with Fairview, and this conversation will provide an 35 opportunity to talk about ball fields. He said this plan shows what staff thinks is on the horizon 36 in terms of next steps for master plans and projects, but when this comes back it will include an 37 action plan as well. 38 Commissioner Gordon asked if staff could somehow move up the Twins Park plan 39 (phases 2 and 3). She said this has been an approved plan since 2005, and this is ready to go. 40 She said an approved plan is already in place and she would like to see something happen a 41 little sooner than it is listed. 42 She said she is very happy to see a parks master plan. 43 Commissioner Price asked for clarification of what is meant by "most parks" on page 10. 44 She said more specificity is needed here. 45 46 PUBLIC COMMENT: 47 Reverend Robert Campbell asked how the Julia Blackwood Farm could be tied into the 48 Rogers Road community and the schools in the area through the use of recreation trails. He 49 asked if this is part of the concept. He said these trails would be highly used by their 50 community. He said this would provide exercise opportunities.