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2 <br /> PO Box 8181, 306-A Revere Road, Hillsborough, NC (919) 245-2510 <br /> November 6, 2015 <br /> Mr. Earl McKee, Chair <br /> Board of County Commissioners <br /> PO Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Re: Recommendation for Disc Golf Course <br /> Dear Chair McKee: <br /> Over the past 11 months, the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council (PRC) <br /> discussed the potential for a disc golf course at a County park. After receiving a <br /> request from a local disc golf group enthusiast and learning of other interest in such <br /> an amenity, the Council asked staff to examine possibilities for a disc golf course at <br /> a County park. <br /> Staff, the Council, and the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group have since that <br /> time analyzed the current inventory of disc golf courses in the county, looked at the <br /> potential demand for such a facility, and learned that the Town of Hillsborough was <br /> also approached about creating a disc golf course. Staff also investigated the costs <br /> and maintenance responsibilities of recent courses. <br /> In early-October, staff presented a report to the Council on disc golf that looked at <br /> the subject as discussed in the adopted Parks and Recreation System Master Plan <br /> 2030, examined the inventory of existing facilities, reviewed potential compatibility <br /> with existing County parks, other looked at planned future courses and potential <br /> collaboration opportunities. <br /> After examining these factors and reports, the Parks and Recreation Council voted <br /> unanimously on November 4 to make the following recommendation to the Board of <br /> Commissioners: <br /> 1. That demand exists for a disc golf course, especially in the central and <br /> northern parts of the county where there is no public course, and that a disc <br /> golf course should be added as an amenity at a County park preferably <br /> funded in FY 2016-17. <br /> 2. That Blackwood Farm Park seems appropriate for the location of such a <br /> facility, and that the Board of Commissioners amend this (or another) park <br /> master plan to reflect this amenity. <br />