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3 <br />N C <br />Orange County Recreation and Parks Department —�.. <br />..,"' <br />Post Office Box 8181 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 - <br />y <br />c Life. Be in it. <br />y�� <br />Mary Anne Black. Director <br />November 20, 1991 <br />Mr. & Mrs. Fred Jones <br />607 Lancaster Drive <br />Mebane, N. C. 27302 <br />Dear Mrs. Jones: <br />I enjoyed meeting with you Tuesday morning to discuss <br />your interest in the county building a playground in your <br />neighborhood (Perry Hills). As we discussed, the county is <br />currently constructing parks that are already planned. These <br />planned parks are large enough to either serve several <br />communities (these are called district parks) or serve <br />several neighborhoods (these are called communit parks). <br />Small playgrounds and parks in individual neighborhoods (like <br />your neighborhood is interested in), are not planned out in <br />the county, except one small neighborhood park next to the <br />Efland- Cheeks Elementary School. <br />There are hundred of neighborhoods like yours in the <br />county; instead of building hundreds of playgrounds or small <br />parks, the county plans to develop six (6) community parks <br />and four (4) larger, district parks. One of these community <br />parks (usually 25 acres or more and containing a large <br />playground, ballfields, picnic areas, a picnic shelter, and a <br />multi -use court) is to be located somewhere in the Cheeks <br />Township. The Cheeks Township is approximately the area of <br />the county from the Mebane /Orange County line to the west, <br />where the Eno River crosses under Highway 70 to the east, <br />the intersection of Mill Creek Road and High Rock Road to <br />the north, and the Buckhorn community to the south (see map <br />showing Cheek Township boundaries). The county has not <br />determined where that approximate 25+ acre park will be <br />located in your township. <br />Since the playground you are asking the county to <br />provide isn't a planned project, we discussed this morning <br />that your neighborhood representatives should come before the <br />Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council and make <br />your request. This Advisory Council was created by the <br />County Commissioners to advise them on parks and programs <br />that should be implemented or funded. The RPAC will either <br />recommend "yes" or "no" to funding your project. <br />If RPAC recommends "no ", they will write <br />the Commissioners a letter and tell them <br />why. <br />Offices located at 300 W. Tryon Street. Hillsborough. NC <br />