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15 1 Commissioner Rich said the Intergovernmental ParksWork Group has beentalking 2 about creating a “walking tour” app for this site. 3 Commissioner Rich asked if the new roadwillbe ready for the soft opening. 4 David Stancil said no,but it would be part of the year three project. 5 Commissioner Rich said entering and exiting the location will be tricky. 6 David Stancil said there will be some mirrors and signage to help. 7 Commissioner Jacobs said when he was on the Visitor’s BureauBoarda possible civil 8 rights audio tour had been discussed. He suggested Commissioner Rich and that the Board 9 may want to look at such a possibility. 10 11 b.)Bingham District Park(Page 46) 12 Bingham District Park,on a site to be acquired, is a future park anticipated to have both 13 active and low-impact recreation facilities in Bingham Township, as per the Parks and 14 Recreation Master Plan. Funds for land acquisition would come via the Lands Legacy 15 program. Note:It is possible some combination of sites may be utilized to comprise the 16 eventual Bingham Park, but the funding proposed herein reflects a single-site district 17 park model. As with previous projects, this future park site would be landbanked for the 18 future construction of park facilities,tentatively projected for Year 6. 19 20 David Stancil said in 2008 all park projects were directed to be included in the CIP. He 21 said the current CIP included everything and errs on the high side. He said the work does not 22 need to be done all at once, it canbe phasedin. He added it may not cost as much as 23 anticipated andgrants are available as well but cannot be assumed until secured. He said 24 some items from Years seven and eight have moved up to Years three and four and are now 25 being seen on the horizon. 26 Chair McKee added the projects have moved up but can also move back down again. 27 28 c.)Cedar Grove Park, Phase II(Page 47) 29 Phase I of Cedar Grove Park opened in 2008 and includes baseball/softball fields, trails, 30 a playground, basketball courts, a Little Free Library and other amenities. Lighting 31 replacement at Field 1, which predates the park, will be needed in 2018, as will 32 renovation of basketball courts, as noted in the P&R Master Plan. The second phase of 33 this facility as designed would feature another baseball/softball field, tennis courts, 34 picnic shelter and additional parking. Construction of Phase II is slated for year 6. 35 36 Chair McKee said the Community Center being constructed on this property may cause 37 the priority of thispark work to move up. 38 Commissioner Jacobs said he agreed. He asked if therelationship with OWASA has 39 changed. He asked if the County may be able to take over recreation at CaneCreek or if it is 40 possible that more land will becomeavailable. 41 David Stancil said yes there has been some change. He said the recreation facility at 42 Cane Creekis still a possibility and may offset some costsat Bingham Park. He said OWASA 43 did a report on sludge and stated intention to pull back but the Board of Directors seems to 44 have stopped short of doing so; therefore, some of the potentially interesting properties are still 45 in limbo. 46 47 d.)Conservation Easements(Page 48) 48 The Conservation Easement component of the Lands Legacy program was initially 49 funded in July 2002, and provides matching funds for State and federal grants to 50 acquire conservation easements to conserve prime or threatened farmland, sensitive