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Commissioner Hemminger said that this was discussed at yesterday's meeting. The <br /> discussion is that Durham County was instructed to go back out and have another public <br /> meeting and have another discussion with DOT before the summer break. <br /> Twin Creeks Park <br /> This was on page 48. There are no changes here. There is $600,000 in 2012-13 for <br /> an entry road. There will be a shared roadway. <br /> Dave Stancil said that MI Homes is the landowner to the south of the Twin Creek <br /> property. They share a driveway and what would be a joint entry road for Ballentine <br /> subdivision. The funding here is to assist in construction of the entry road. MI Homes might <br /> be in a position to construct that road sometime in the next fiscal year. <br /> Cedar Falls Parks <br /> This is the joint artificial turf soccer field with the Town of Chapel Hill. The County's <br /> share is on page 48 and is $623,000. This will be taken from the Twin Creeks available money <br /> and will be transferred to the soccer field project. <br /> Special Revenue Projects <br /> This is a new tab in the CIP. This is based on the quarter-cent sales tax proceeds of <br /> $2.5 million a year with 50% going to economic development and 50% going to education. <br /> Page 51 has a more detailed summary of these projects. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked if there would be any growth for five years and Paul <br /> Laughton said that they were being conservative and not projecting any new growth. <br /> Paul Laughton said that the schools have prepared how to use this money. CHCCS <br /> has several different initiatives. OCS has the 1 to 1 initiative district-wide for technology, which <br /> is to give laptops to each student. This will be done in three phases. Teachers and staff will <br /> get laptops first, and then students in grades 6-12 will be phase 2, and students in grades 3-5 <br /> will be phase 3. <br /> Commissioner McKee clarified that this money from the '/4-cent sales tax is additional <br /> money for the schools and does not replace any money from the general fund. <br /> Proprietary Projects (Water and Sewer Utility, Solid Waste, and Sportsplex) <br /> This started on page 53. The McGowan Creek pump station was dropped and brought <br /> in with the Central Efland-North Buckhorn with the hopes to use some of the money saved <br /> from the State lobbying loan and be able to fund this project out of it. The difference in the <br /> cost for construction is from $400,000 to $600,000 because of the remediation of the pump <br /> station. <br /> Commissioner McKee asked about the percentage this was complete and Craig <br /> Benedict said over 50%. The north Buckhorn area is 90% done. <br /> Buckhorn EDD Phase 2 <br /> The change is consistent with this year's CIP and is due to adding some gravity sewer <br /> lines instead of force main lines. The plans are under review by the City of Mebane and are <br /> 90% done. <br /> Buckhorn EDD Phase 3 and 4 <br /> This was on page 57. The construction is consistent with the current CIP in years <br /> 2014-15 of$2.9 million. The design was moved to 2012-13 to 2013-14 because phase 2 has <br />