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4''= 0 9 (1rang Q aunty eecr ruttun anb ilark i Department Nat . C °1111�<�`iy. 300 West Tryon Street HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. 27278 life.Be in it. Mary Anne Black, Director MEMORANDUM TO: Eddie Kirk, P1 laer FROM: Mary Anne Bled. 71113 DATE: September 20, : :. 36 RE: Courtesy Revic: Forest Park Subdivision Upon review of the pre iminary plan for the proposed Fo::est Park Subdivision, the following comments from a recreation and park persp.ctive are rendered. I have "walked" the sLDject property and have viewed both parcels designated as "Dedicated Orange County Parks and Recreation". For 1,,.1rposes of this memo, I will refer to the t.. ; main areas designated as "Dedic _;:ed" as the "eastern" and "western" portions . I am most pleased with the developer's desire to "preserve (that portion of) the land" not designat :41 for his subdivision developmen._. Other than two small areas, neither t.'.e eastern nor western portions designated for dedi- cation lies in the JPA's Resource Protection Area, nor i , there a potential park or greenway deli. ated on the site in the adopted Land Use Plan. There is, however, a potent: .1 park site and greenway design... _d near-by (northwest of the subject proper. ). My recommendation is c at the western portion be accepted by the County for • . recreation and park pt:-poses in that this parcel has th potential to be expanded by the County westward to the proposed park/gr.._nway sites. Access to this parcel should be from the end of the proposed cLi-de-sac. The eastern portion is beautiful tract, bounded on it east side by a small stream. Howeve., in that this stream is not designated on the adopted Land Use Plan as paten -dal greenway, nor does it in my opinion have the potential for expansic.! that the western portion does, I would not recommend accepting this easter.- parcel for recreation and park p:- poses. This then would negate the need 'vr the two 30' "connector paths" .ndicated on the preliminary plan along he north and south boundaries -of the property. Thank you for the oppc-cunity to provide these staff corments. I anticipate bringing this prelimi.. ry plan before the Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council's "Pl nning Sub-Committee" before October 10, 1986 and will forward their comments. if any, immediately to you. MA8/pbl CC: Lorraine Parker, C-.air, Recreation & Parks Advisory Council Hillsborough, 732.9301 • Durham, 688-7333 • Chapel Hill, 968-4501 • Mebane, 227-2032 Area Code 919