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Approved 9/3/14 4 163 Craig Benedict: We are trying to get our emergency service units out in the community. We are trying to use those 164 community nodes as possible park and ride lots. 165 166 Marabeth Carr: We have our future Northeast District Park that has been set aside for a fire and EMS station. 167 168 Pete Hallenbeck: The trails are a very popular item. When the Mountain to the Sea Trail came along, there was talk 169 about trying to get connections on McGowan Creek. Some of the issues will have to be waited on until some of 170 these people go away. If you look at other parts of the country, if you have a property that is close to a trail, its value 171 goes up. This was something that I could not convince people that this was the case. There is a huge difference in 172 the attitude of rural verses urban and most of my observations are from the rural perspective. If you have a local 173 group running something it gets more acceptance. 174 175 Pete Hallenbeck: If you live in rural areas, you have to have a car to get there. Part of this rural versus urban, if you 176 were to tell someone from Chapel Hill that we are going to make this great park with 700 or 1,000 parking spaces, 177 people would say, “what”. 178 179 Tony Blake: I noticed a mention in this plan about some Duke land toward Bingham Township. 180 181 Marabeth Carr: We work with Duke and we have first refusal on anything they are willing to sell. We are in the 182 process of developing the Hollow Rock access area. We have just received at $250,000 grant to build a park area. 183 Duke Forest was involved in the planning but they didn’t want us to tie directly to them because officially they are not 184 in the trail business. 185 186 Paul Guthrie: On page 69, your survey results strongly agree, strongly disagree, and don’t know, I think you should 187 pay a lot of attention to the “don’t know” column. They may point a location where there is a lack of knowledge in the 188 community. 189 190 Maxecine Mitchell: I can see people saying that I don’t know what a county facility is. 191 192 Bryant Warren: There is one community center I have talked to is the one in Mebane. I ask them how they got it. 193 They have a lot of support from the businesses. The Efland Ruritan Club is doing a great job. 194 195 Marabeth Carr: Riverwalk was able to get part of grant money. Part recreation/trust fund money that the state gives 196 out has gone to facilities promoting the Mountains to Sea Trail. 197 198 Marabeth Carr: Please email us if you have any additional comments. 199 200 AGENDA ITEM 8: COMMITTEE/ADVISORY BOARD REPORTS: 201 a. Board of Adjustment 202 203 AGENDA ITEM 9: ADJOURNMENT: 204 205 MOTION by Bryant Warren to adjourn. Seconded by Tony Blake. 206 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 207 208 209 ___________________________________ Pete Hallenbeck, Chair