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the county programming the space. The community has a mind to think that they <br />will always be able to get into the building, while the county is looking at 5 days a <br />week 4-5 hours a day. Bench thinks a group from CG should approach the <br />BOCC about wanting these expanded hours when it does open. The board also <br />spoke of volunteers running the center. This presents many problems including <br />liability issues. After the April 9 work session, there will be a community meeting <br />out there to hear more from the Cedar Grove Community. The Board likes the <br />idea of the building being open 8am-8pm. Williams-Reid mentioned that maybe it <br />has limited resources to begin with and grow in the future. Muscalici said in <br />Carrboro, they put in counters to see how well they were used. Sousa says <br />DEAPR does that at many of the facilities to know how many people use the <br />facilities, at what time, and for what events. Muscalici said they couldn’t use the <br />counters everywhere at all times, so they moved them around. Bench asked if <br />the center could open 8-8 to begin with and learn the best times from there rather <br />than hearing that the building is never open (creating a negative impression from <br />the onset.) <br /> <br />Old Business <br />a. Blackwood Farm Park- Bulkley asked when it would open. Stancil says the snow/ice in <br />February has put work behind. There should have a soft opening in late April and <br />something more formal in May. <br /> <br />b. Recreational Cycling Meeting-Tabled <br /> <br />Report of the Director (Stancil) <br />a. River-Park Concept Planning-Tabled <br /> <br />b. County Parks Tour-Tabled <br /> <br />c. Orienteering Course Progress-Bench asked about this. Stancil says that getting approval <br />for anything at LRRP is never easy with Durham’s involvement. He’s not sure if this is <br />the best location. Stancil asked if there is an orienteering group who could provide <br />counsel. He says his park staff would like to sit down with Green to learn more about <br />setting this up. First he says there should be a plan, then think of where it should go. <br />Bulkley says there’s a group in Raleigh that does a lot at Umstead State Park. Green <br />says a lot of what he’s done is with younger kids. Stancil says we should maybe get the <br />Raleigh group representative and Green to sit with the Parks superintendent to talk <br />about this. <br /> <br /> <br />Committee Reports <br />a. Intergovernmental Parks Works Group (2/11 meeting)-no discussion. <br /> <br />Next meeting is at the Solid Waste Operations Center in Chapel Hill on 4/1/15 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at: _8:30pm____________________ <br />Name of Notes Taker _Lynn Hecht___________________ <br />