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reserves for debt service for the outstanding debt on the facility and for post employee benefits. He said this leaves about$3 million. Michael Talbert said if things move forward with the recycling options, this amount will be depleted by $750,000, and one of the options would deplete it down to $1 million. Clarence Grier said the post closure costs will go down by $3.7 million in the next six months. He said this will leave about$8 million, which will be amortized over the next 15 to 20 years. He said this is why the funds are available now, as the funds from the methane and other sales will offset the landfill closure cost and allow for the rebuilding of the fund balance. Michael Talbert said the Board just approved a contract to close the landfill for about$3 million. Commissioner Gordon said her point is that there are general fund dollars being transferred into this fund. She said $190,000 is a lot of money. Chair Jacobs said the Board had also looked at moving some of the general fund expenditures on Solid Waste into the fee structure, and this is on the agenda for June 3�a Paul Laughton reviewed the follow up items listed on page 4 of the abstract. Fairview Park— Parking Options Dave Stancil referred to attachment B for Fairview Park—Parking Options. He said there are several ways to address this issue, and there is no way to know how often the overflow in parking actually happens at Fairview. Chair Jacobs said the County paid for half of the community center and then gave that half to the town. He said it would not be an unreasonable request to ask the town to help with the parking. Chair Jacobs asked who would monitor the parking problems. Dave Stancil said the current arrangement with the town is that they open and close the gate for the existing parking lot. He said this lot is located at the police substation, and it does not have a gate, so many of the police officers are leaving their vehicles there. He said this would mean a change of approach might be needed. Chair Jacobs asked how many times there has been overflow. Dave Stancil said he has not heard about this, but the expectation is that this only happens with a large family reunion or weekend event using the picnic shelter. He said this makes it hard to know how far to address this issue. Commissioner Price said she has been over there on occasion, and it has been difficult to find a space. She said people may use this facility more often if there was more parking available. She suggested use of the upper corner of the field. Dave Stancil said Rainey Street may be an option for adding parking on the right side of the street only. He said this would require coordination with the town. He said there is an existing playground that is scheduled for replacement or removal beside the existing substation parking lot. He said this might be a possible area for expansion. Commissioner Price asked about the objection to putting gravel down in the upper northeastern corner field. Dave Stancil said the master plan does show this parking area and a driveway. He said the only issue is the necessary funding of$500,000. He said it might be possible to build the driveway, but it will not be cheap even if the parking area is gravel. He said gravel parking could be done near the end of the existing public works driveway, but this would require a path to be cut to the walking trails. Commissioner Price said many of the residents want this to be finished, and she feels the park would be used more if there was more parking. Commissioner McKee said he would suggest finding out how often crowds actually limit the parking, and he suspects it is fairly often. He said this is a major issue for those who live across the street. Commissioner Rich asked how many more spaces would be needed. Dave Stancil said this need may be something the Town of Hillsborough would want to weigh in on. Commissioner Gordon suggested, since the extent of the need is not known, that the free options should be explored first.