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It is the earnest belief of the Board that the County should make every attempt to fund these special requests which supplement the traditional health and social services offerings provided by the County. At the march 26, 1979, regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the Board adopted a resolution which authorized the Town Manager to submit a request on behalf of the Town to Oran�,-2 County for continuance of its' support of the municipal parks and recreation program. The amount requested totalled $126,480, or $88,536, for the Town of Chapel Hill and the balance for the Town of Carrboro. The Country Man- ager's recommended budget contains funds for the Town but totalling $39,850 less than originally requested. The Orange County Municipal Support Program makes possible increased recreation services for residents of Southern Orange County. It also provides a means by which the Board of Commissioners of Orange County can provide equitable services to all County residents without. unnecessarily duplicating the Town of Chapel Hill or Carrboro Parks and Recreation Departments. The support funds, considered with the municipal allocations for Parks and Recreation, enable a broad spectrum of activities and services to be provided. Because of the County support, all Town—sponsored programs, areas, and facilities are available to all County residents at no additional fee, where a fee is required. County residents receive equal priority to Town residents in registration procedures for recreation programs. In preceding years, Municipal Support Funds were- limited to those expenses involved with making school facilities available for recreation use. In the current fiscal year $65,000 wss allocated to Chapel Hill and Carrboro, with $45,500 or 70%, to Chapel Hill. Earlier this year, a clarification was received from the County Man- ages informing the Towns that the funds need not be limited to school facility usage and were to be considered non—categorical, enabling the Municipality to have flexibility in the use of the monies, provided it is used solely for recrea- tion purposes. This interpretation will enable the Towns to maximize the utiliza- tion of these funds, since the Town will not be totally dependent upon the often limited school use schedules and ultimately provide better services to the resi- dents of the County. Over the past two years, the Town of Chapel Hill has developed or is in the process of developing many new recreation areas and facilities. Many of these will begin their initial operation in FY 1979-80 and consequently increased recreation op- portunities will be available to County and Town residents. Your cooperation in both these matters will be appreciated. Sincerely, a James C. Walla..-.e Mayor - JCW/bds t