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0 <br />On Thursday, April 26, 2007 we opened bids for the park. Based on the numbers from <br />the bid opening, it appears that we could build the entire park with aconstruction/ <br />contingency budget of about $6,000,000. We currently have $4,138,000 on hand, leaving <br />a deficit of $1,862,000. <br />As a reminder the complete park package would include the following amenities: <br />• Three athletic/soccer fields with irrigation <br />• Dog park <br />• Meadow play area <br />• Natural surface trails <br />• Extension of Fan Branch Greenway Trail from Southern Village to.Dogwood <br />Acres Drive <br />• Two picnic shelters <br />• Two basketball courts <br />• Tnline hockey court ' <br />• Play area <br />• Disk golf course <br />® ~ <br />• Restrooms <br />• Maintenance building <br />• Utilities <br />• Dogwood Acres Drive parking lot (40 spaces) <br />• Northern parking lot (110 spaces) <br />• Access Drive to Highway 15-501 with required deceleration lanes on 15-501 <br />• Improvements to Dogwood Acres Drive <br />We believe that we should build as much of the park as possible. To achieve this end, we <br />are requesting that the County assist us by temporarily moving $925,000 from the Bolin <br />Creek Greenway Trail project to the Southern Community Park project, with the <br />understanding that if another Countywide pazks bond is passed that the funds would be <br />replaced. Tf the $925,000 is provided we would still be about $937,000 short for a <br />complete build-out. We are endeavoring to find some of that amount from the Town's <br />fund balance. <br />We request that the County consider providing an additional $100,000 to allow us to <br />close that gap and complete the major components of the park. <br />We aze also planning to request financial assistance from Chatham County and ask your <br />support when we approach the Chatham County Commissioners. <br />