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COMMENTS/CONCERNS FROM THE CEDAR GROVE/LITTLE RIVER <br /> MEETING ON THE MASTER PARK PLAN HELD AT THE <br /> NORTHERN ORANGE HUMAN SERVICES COMPLEX ON <br /> FEBRUARY 11, 1988 AT 7 :00 P.M. <br /> ATTENDANCE <br /> STAFF: Mary Anne Black <br /> Bob Jones <br /> Gene Bell <br /> PUBLIC: See attached list (Approximate attendance: 46) <br /> 1) Most projected growth is in the southern park of the <br /> County; focus park/greenway efforts there. <br /> 2) Swimming pools would be major liability for County. <br /> 3) Show of hands for those in attendance supporting pools, <br /> parks, and greenways; unanimous opposition to all three <br /> proposals. <br /> 4) Fear of litter along greenways. <br /> 5) Fear of people straying off greenways onto private <br /> property or crossing property not part of the greenway <br /> system because it is the shortest distance between two <br /> points. <br /> 6) Comments that greenways work nicely in an urban area <br /> (Greensboro cited as example) , but are inappropriate for <br /> rural areas like Cedar Grove and Little River. <br /> 7) Concerns on funding for parks and greenways. <br /> 8) Statement that . dedication/payment-in-lieu provisions <br /> were unconstitutional. <br /> 9) Comment that dedication/payment-in-lieu was appropriate <br /> for urban areas where development projects were usually <br /> large and done by out-of-state developers. However, <br /> developments in rural areas were usually smaller and <br /> often involved giving land to family members. <br /> 10) Feeling that rural property owners were being unfairly <br /> treated by Planning Board. <br /> 11) Fear that landowner would be liable for injuries <br /> suffered by users of greenways. <br /> 12) Whole process seemed to be a case of taxation without <br /> representation. <br />