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10 <br />Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss <br />issues related to these items as necessary. <br />No Attachments <br />c) Highway 70 Corridor Update and Opportunities <br />The town has submitted a grant request, supported by the County Economic <br />Development staff, to seek technical assistance from an economic development <br />consulting firm to help the town better understand its options to participate in and <br />incentivize the redevelopment of the Cornelius Street corridor. As the town does <br />not have specialized economic development staff, the hope is to develop an <br />understanding of key data or programs that can be collected, monitored or <br />implemented to assist with limited oversight. A number of key properties in the <br />corridor are available for sale. <br />Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Board can discuss <br />issues related to this item as necessary. <br />No Attachments <br />d) County Development Updates <br />County Jail <br />Orange County continues to plan for a proposed new detention facility on land <br />adjacent to the Orange Correctional Facility on South Churton Street. Planning <br />activities are concentrated on the sizing of the facility and alternative programs to <br />detention that affect its initial size and potential expansion needs. The process of <br />selecting a designer for the facility will follow this initial planning activity. The <br />facility is anticipated to become operational no later than the fall of 2019. <br />Sportsplex <br />The Orange County Sportsplex continues its healthy growth of membership and <br />program offerings as well as its value to Hillsborough and Orange County. <br />Recognized by the Chapel Hill News and The Daily Tar Heel as the most visited <br />sports and recreation facility in Orange County in 2013 (exceeding even the Dean <br />E. Smith Center), the facility is accommodating the consistent growth in and <br />around Hillsborough and the County with several initiatives. A major lobby <br />renovation adding significant programming space has recently been completed. <br />Design will begin in the coming weeks for the addition of a second mezzanine for <br />expanded fitness and wellness programs. This mezzanine should be operational <br />in the winter months of 2015. The Board of County Commissioners is also <br />considering a proposed field house for indoor soccer, basketball, and other field <br />activities to be constructed on adjacent land recently acquired by Orange County. <br />The Sportsplex will continue to serve as a destination for individual and team <br />wellness and will support continued economic development in the area. <br />Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss <br />issues related to these items as necessary. <br />