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60 bordering the Blackwood Division of Duke Forest to the rear and the County acquiring 69 acres along Millhouse Road including former farm fields, farmstead, and lands adjoining the Orange County MSW Landfill. Snom. aou ? _ The Future Millhouse Road Park (Julia Blackwood property), viewed from the southwest The land was acquired as a future park site that would primarily feature hill-size playing fields for soccer and other sports. The potential for low-impact recreation (trails) in the wooded western portions of the site were noted, along with the potential use of the brick Blackwood residence and outbuildings. There are no funds for construction of recreational facilities or creation of a master plan at this time, so the site is land-banked for future park use. Orange County ERCD staff, with assistance from Recreation and Parks, manages the property - conducting maintenance work and monitoring the property and its boundaries on a regular basis. Mrs. Julia Blackwood continues to live in the residence under an arrangement with the County through late 2006. To address space needs at other buildings, including the Planning and Agricultural Center, ERCD is slated to move its offices to the Blackwood farmhouse on an interim basis, until a long-term office location is completed.. The Millhouse Road Park site has a faun field area of approximately 10 acres that is open and available for cultivation. An additional seven acres has partially grown up in vegetation over the last several years and could be cleared and placed again into cultivation, for a total of 17 acres. The site is currently in hay production, continuing an arrangement Mrs. Blackwood had with a local farmer. As at the New Hope Park at Blackwood Farm property, this fanner is allowed to harvest the hay that is grown in exchange for upkeep and for keeping the 4