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4 <br /> • Capital Investment Plan - FY2016-17 Recommendations <br /> o Blackwood Farm Park - $1.26 million <br /> ➢ New access road and entrance <br /> ➢ Phase 1 of multi-year park development <br /> o Cedar Grove Park— Phase II - $60,000 <br /> ➢ Basketball court resurfacing <br /> o Conservation Easements - $500,000 <br /> ➢ $250,000 County funds <br /> ➢ Proposed Amendment—Add$250,000 in County funds for conservation <br /> easements in CIP <br /> o Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) Segment 11-D - $521,000 <br /> ➢ Occoneechee Mountain to Seven Mile Creek <br /> ➢ Public meetings during summer of 2016 <br /> Commissioner Price asked if this MST funding would be used for acquisition of <br /> property. <br /> David Stancil said this is the low hanging fruit portion of the MST and will be used for <br /> trail easements, construction and other miscellaneous items. He said easements will probably <br /> be purchased in some areas. <br /> Chair McKee said it was his understanding that a lot of this work was done by <br /> volunteers. <br /> David Stancil said the funding is based on the assumption that there will be trailheads, <br /> boardwalks, etc., for which the County pays. He said typically volunteers build the actual trail <br /> portion. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if other municipalities/counties have put forth funds to <br /> purchase land for the trail. <br /> David Stancil said yes. <br /> Chair McKee asked if the mileage on this segment of the trail is known. <br /> David Stancil said approximately five miles but he will check. <br /> Chair McKee asked if it can be assumed that the trail will cost $100,000 per mile in <br /> Orange County. <br /> David Stancil said there is an average per mile easement cost for planning purposes. <br /> He said at least 21 trail easements are expected. <br /> Commissioner Rich referred to page 21 in the budget book and said the Manager's <br /> capital outlay recommendation was $100,000 less than the DEAPR request. <br /> David Stancil said these funds were for equipment and the portion that has been <br /> funded is for community centers. <br /> Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> Community Services <br /> • Capital Investment Plan — FY2016-17 Recommendations <br /> o Hollow Rock Nature Park - $235,000 <br /> ➢ Relocation of Hollow Rock Store — late 2016 <br /> ➢ ADA loop trail, restrooms, wildlife viewing deck, boardwalk <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said at the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) yesterday, <br /> Durham County Commissioner Ellen Reckow asked staff to pursue closing a portion of the <br /> road that had served as a shortcut to through traffic. He said the Department of <br /> Transportation (DOT) installed a light to allow neighborhood traffic to have access to Erwin <br />