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<br />V. Old Business <br />a. Disc Golf Location. Stancil report that there are 3 existing disc golf locations in <br />the county, all in the southern part of the county. The Town of Hillsborough is <br />looking at building a 9 hole course at their King’s Highway Park. If they do this, <br />this may be an opportunity for the County and Town to work together. Staff will <br />have a report on disc golf options at the October meeting. <br /> <br />b. Orienteering Layout- More on this at the October meeting. <br /> <br />c. Primitive Camping Status-more on this at the October meeting. <br /> <br />VI. Report of the Director (Stancil) <br />a. Updates on Park Projects and Other Activities. Stancil spoke on various stages <br />of park development. Staff has been asked to proceed with planning a parking lot <br />in the northern section of Fairview Park. Since June, staff has met with other <br />stakeholders and staff, such as the landscape architect and original engineer for <br />the park, to come up with a plan for this parking lot. The parking lot permit was <br />recently approved for Hollow Rock Park. Millhouse Road Park was discussed <br />earlier in the meeting. The Town’s pedestrian improvements that impact <br />RiverPark should begin work by late winter or early spring, which will push the <br />RiverPark planning out into the spring. There is much discussion on Community <br />Centers. There is one new full time staff Community Center Coordinator who will <br />coordinate planning for the Community Centers at Efland-Cheeks and the new <br />Cedar Grove locations, as well as provide support for planning for the Rogers <br />Road Center. There will be meetings soon in Cedar Grove to solicit specifics <br />about what should go in/happen at these community centers. Cedar Grove <br />Community Center is now under construction at the Old Cedar Grove School. The <br />center of the building will house the community center while the wings will be <br />used for storage. Stancil says that staff will continue to work this winter to plan <br />how to connect the missing links of the Mountains to Sea Trail in Orange County, <br />perhaps focusing first on the segment from Seven Mile Creek to Hillsborough. <br /> <br />VII. Council and Committee Reports <br />a. Items from the Council. None. <br /> <br />b. Intergovernmental Parks Work Group (Khan). None. Next meeting is October <br />14. <br /> <br />c. Friends of Orange County Parks and Recreation (FOCPR) report. McDade <br />spoke with a person from the Friends of the Orange County Senior Center. They <br />said people pay $25 to be friends of their group. She had plans to put a table up at <br />a recent Soccer Tournament at Soccer.com, but was advised that those present <br />would not likely be from Orange County, so she decided not to do it. She may set <br />up a table during regular season games held the next few months on Tuesday and <br />Thursday evenings.