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23 <br /> • Hollow Rock Nature Park(New Hope Preserve)-$10,000 <br /> The Hollow Rock Nature Park is a joint effort by Orange County, Durham County, and the Town <br /> of Chapel Hill. Funding is recommended in FY2017-18 to deconstruct a dilapidated house <br /> located on the property. Fifty percent of the cost is offset by a contribution from Durham <br /> County. The CIP also recognizes increasing personnel costs of$47,000 associated with the first <br /> full year of operating expenses. <br /> • Soccer.com Soccer Center Phase Two-$300,000 <br /> Additional land was acquired in 2016 to expand the Soccer.com Center. The FY2017-18 CIP <br /> includes $300,000 for professional design services for facility expansion expected in FY2019-20 <br /> for approximately $4.6 million. The expansion would construct two to four additional fields, <br /> additional parking, restrooms, concessions, stormwater controls, and other amenities. <br /> Information Technology and Communications <br /> Significant information technology and communication improvements are financed through the Capital <br /> Investment Plan. These projects maintain and expand the capabilities of the County's current <br /> information technology infrastructure, employ new technologies to better meet the needs of County <br /> residents, protect and store critical data, and improve internal operating efficiencies. <br /> • Board of County Commissioners Technology Initiatives-$50,000 <br /> An additional $50,000 is recommended to fund technology priorities defined by the Board of <br /> County Commissioners that may not be included in the other requests. <br /> • Communication System Improvements-$920,000 <br /> The County has been engaged in a multiyear effort to replace its radio communication <br /> equipment. For FY2017-18, $920,000 is recommended to begin the replacement of radios in the <br /> Sheriff's Office. The first phase of the project would replace approximately fifty percent (50%) <br /> of the most critical portable and vehicle mounted units while funding recommended in FY2018- <br /> 19 would complete the replacement of the remaining units at a cost of approximately$805,000. <br /> • Fiber Connections for County facilities—Phase 1(Hillsborough) $1,160,000 <br /> The FY2016-17 recommended funds to engage an engineer to evaluate the possibility of <br /> connecting County facilities with County owned fiber as an alternative to commercial network <br /> connections. The County currently spends approximately $17,000 per month for these <br /> commercial connections. County owned fiber installations would also offer the opportunity to <br /> partner with municipalities and other public and private interests to share in the cost of the <br /> fiber backbone. The FY2017-18 CIP recommends partnering with the Town of Hillsborough to <br /> create a backbone that facilitates connections for the Whitted facility, Revere Road building, <br /> Emergency Services Building, and Hillsborough Commons. Other County facilities located in <br /> Hillsborough are already served by County owned fiber. Future investments could include <br /> building out a north-south network from Cedar Grove to Carrboro and an East-West network <br /> from the Buckhorn/Mebane Economic Development District to the Eno Economic Development <br /> Page 15 <br />