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April 19, 1992 County Commission P. 0. Box 8181 Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 Dear Chairman Carey and our County Commissioners: I would join you on Tuesday night if this were not the night that I teach a class. Unfortunately, my livelihood is in conflict with what I would most like to do. This is the reason that I am writing you. My work takes me away from home for forty to sixty hours a - - -_. _._week..- Whern..._.._th --e -- _.�ekend- - arri-v I_ _ - -- orw r i -- -to . L t -he: opportunity to not leave the city limits of Hillsborough. We are fortunate and many weekends can be spent close to home and out of the automobile. However, too many times our family must leave town and sometimes the county for access to a swimming pool. Both my wife and I grew up with a public pool within walking distance of our house. We want the same advantage for our child Krista. We would like the county to enter into an agreement to make the Triangle Community Activities Center a reality. We want our child to learn to swim; we want a chance to swim ourselves after work or on the weekends. We want the young people of our community to learn the lessons and joys of competition and teamwork by being members of a competitive swim team. We also want there to be a place that is safe and supervised for our daughter and her friends to enjoy watersports, to ice skate, to play basketball, to dance and just "hang out" when they become teenagers. This part of Orange County is a unique and wonderful place. We enjoy living here and telling our friends about the opportunities that are available. The county's investment in an indoor pool would ma: -�i'fe here eveno�re err;eae. ._- -- Thank you for your consideration of our needs. Sincerely, l-iutirM��ii �. Hunt McKinnon Dr. Karen P. McKinnon