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a <br /> 66 <br /> 1 COORDINATING WITH HILLSBOROUGH ON THE DESIGN AND FUNDING OF A TOWN/COUNTY <br /> 2 RIVERFRONT PARR ALONG THE ENO <br /> 3 Chair Carey requested feedback about whether there was interest in <br /> 4 creating, through a joint venture, a riverfront park on the Eno. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Eric Swanson said that someone had indicated to him that the Chamber <br /> 7 of Commerce -might have an interest in participating in such a project. <br /> 8 They may have already raised some money to be used for a project in this <br /> 9 area. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Commissioner Crowther indicated that Hillsborough has a newly adopted <br /> 12 Parks and Recreation Plan and the County has a similar plan. He said that <br /> 13 both of these plans mention this site as a possible location for a park. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Mayor Johnson said N.C. State University students completed a plan <br /> 16 which included a park and gazebo on the river. He hoped that the County <br /> 17 and Town would be able to work jointly on this plan. He suggested using <br /> 18 inmate labor to prepare the land. Those plans will be located and <br /> 19 distributed. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Chair Carey suggested putting a group together which would include, <br /> 22 among others, citizens from the Chamber and both Recreation and Parks <br /> 23 Advisory Councils. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Commissioner Willhoit agreed that this was important, but he asked <br /> 26 that the proposal to look at future school sites not be fogotten. He <br /> 27 raised caution about the prospects of County money being spent for a Town <br /> 28 park during the current financial climate. However, the County could <br /> 29 possibly provide the land, the public sector could raise the money and the <br /> 30 Town provide the labor. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Chair Carey asked that the Managers contact the Chamber and explore <br /> 33 the possibilities for this land. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 <br /> 36 <br /> 37 LANDFILL SITE: <br /> 38 In response to a request, Commissioner Willhoit indicated that the <br /> 39 Landfill Search Committee is gathering data and is expected to make its <br /> 40 report in the fall. After the report is finalized, the elected officials <br /> 41 for each of the towns and the County will consider the recommendation. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 HILLSBOROUGH'S RESERVOIR: <br /> 44 Eric Swanson reported that the financing has been approved in the <br /> 45 amount of $5.8 million in General Obligation Bonds. The first step have <br /> 46 been taken in approving the surveying work. They anticipate purchasing <br /> 47 land in the summer. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. The next <br /> 5o regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners is March 21, 1995 at 7:30 <br /> 51 P.M. That meeting will be held in the Community Meeting Room, Orange <br /> 52 Water and Sewer Authority, Carrboro, NC. <br /> 53 <br /> 54 Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair <br /> 55 <br />