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N 0 0 5 02319: QIu ,r n anb Ilark �exulanent f`.� 300 West Tryon Street , y~`v trA.,. HILLSBOROUGH. N.C. 27278 Life.Be in it. Mary Anne Black, Director MEMORANDUM TO: Eddie Kirk, Pl ^ner FROM: Mary Anne .Blac] . 77Y-)!3 DATE: September 20, . 36 RE: Courtesy Revie: -- Forest Park Subdivision Upon review of the prc'.iminary plan for the proposed Forest Park Subdivision, the following comment: from a recreation and park perspective are rendered. I have "walked" the st. ject property and have viewed both parcels designated as "Dedicated Orange C:;unty Parks and Recreation". For iarposes 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 :d 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 des,. ated on the site in the adopted Land Use Plan. There is, however, a potent .1 park site and greenway designz.. _d near-by (northwest of the subject proper; •). My recommendation is L at the western portion be accepted by the County for recreation and park pt:-poses in that this parcel has t . 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 cl..l-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 poter.-J.al 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 'or the two 30' "connector paths" Indicated on the preliminary plan along he north and south boundaries -of the property. Thank you for the opp:.'-cunity to provide these staff co-.ments. 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. MAB/pbl CC: Lorraine Parker, C[.air, Recreation & Parks Advisory Council Hillsborough, 732-934 i • Durham, 688-7333 • Chapel Hill, 968-4501 • Mebane, 227-2032 Graa t"rr1a 010