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Richard Ward <br />1111 Ben Johnston Rd. <br />Efland, NC 27243 <br />5/4/92 <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />c/o Moses Carey - Chair <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Commissioners: <br />I am writing to plead the case for a swimming pool in <br />northern Orange County. The proposal which is currently <br />before you for consideration in the CIP has great merit. <br />As a parent of a 4 --year old whose only swimming <br />opportunities are now in Durham, I can tell you that my <br />family needs are great. As someone who, each summer, <br />watches dozens of neighborhood children dive and jump <br />unsupervised into a dangerous and potentially unhealthy <br />swimming hole in the backwaters of Lake Ben Johnston, I can <br />tell you that the community need is pressing. And finally <br />as a taxpayer, I can tell you that the public- private <br />partnership of the current proposal has a great appeal. <br />In difficult financial times, such as we are now facing, <br />parks and recreation budgets are an easy and, to some <br />extent, justifiable target. However, the costs of delaying <br />this long needed project may be greater than biting the <br />immediate bullet. Construction costs are spiraling and the <br />benefit to the public of even one life saved or serious <br />injury spared are immeasurable. <br />I urge you-to give Careful consideration to the long -term <br />implications of this proposal. I hope that you will reach <br />the same conclusion as I have. <br />Sincerely, <br />1 <br />Ric and Ward <br />