Intergovernmental Parks WG 041316

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7. Director Reports /Updates A. City of Mebane — N/A B. Town of Carrboro - Anita Jones - McNair (Director - Carrboro Recreation & Parks) & Wendell Rodgers • October 16th and 17th is the West end Poetry Festival • October 18th Arts and Crafts Bazar joint venture with High Street Partners • October 30th Halloween Carnival • Basketball courts finished at Baldwin Park • Resurfaced tennis courts at Wilson Park • Replaced bathrooms; new lighting and irrigation at Anderson Park C. Orange County — Dave Stancil (Director Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture and Parks & Recreation) • Halloween Spooktacular October 24th • Fairview Park — BOCC wants to add more parking; will be a dedication to name the ballfield for James Stewart sometime this spring • Blackwood Farm Park — Opened June 20th only opened Friday; Saturday and Sunday's • Hollow Rock — Parking Area under construction; opening spring 2016 • Farm to Table Field Trip rescheduled for November D. Town of Chapel Hill — Jim Orr (Director - Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation) • Bolin Creek Trail under MILK - under construction • Festifall was cancelled because of rain • Residents to vote on 13 million dollar bond 5 million for trails and greenways and 8 million for rec facilities • Aquatic Center to host a Dive in Movie • Reorganization — Linda Smith new Assistant Director and Kevin Robertson new Parks Superintendent E. Town of Hillsborough — Stephanie Trueblood - Hillsborough Planning • Parks and Rec Board — study feasibility for a skate park; looking for possible sites • Cates Creek Greenway study on hold • Cates Creek Park playground equipment installed; dedication planned for the end of the year • Riverwalk interpretive signage extending to other sites F. Others TLC — Bo Howes • Brumley Nature Preserve 613 acre site applied for a RTP grant — set to open 2016 7. Adjournment 7:05 — 2016 Meeting Dates 2/10; 4/13 and 10/12