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23 <br /> <br />Commissioner Price said the bus stop on Highway 70 is bad, and there is nothing there 1 <br />but a pole in the grass. She said it is dangerous. 2 <br />Travis Myren resumed the presentation: 3 <br /> 4 <br />Parks, Open Space, and Trail Development (FY 2018-19): 5 <br /> 6 <br />• Blackwood Farm Park - $1,795,000 (page 57) 7 <br />Project Description/Justification: Blackwood Farm Park is a 152- acre park midway between 8 <br />Chapel Hill and Hillsborough on NC 86 and New Hope Church Road. The park opened on a 9 <br />limited basis in June 2015 and is currently open Friday-Sunday. Funding for park 10 <br />infrastructure, design and other associated needs, including construction of new turn lanes, 11 <br />entryway and parking was included in FY 2016-17 and 17-18. Park construction for Phase II of 12 <br />the park is proposed for FY2018-19, Consistent with the adopted master plan for a low-impact 13 <br />park with agricultural and historic themes and components of the farm's agricultural past, 14 <br />including interpretive signage, picnic areas, community garden, agricultural demonstration 15 <br />areas and exhibits. The planned Phase II park construction also includes new picnic shelters, 16 <br />restrooms, an amphitheater, repairs and renovations to the farmstead, fishing station, trails, 17 <br />Nature Center and open play fields, along with a disc golf course. It is anticipated that the park 18 <br />will open full-time in FY 2019-20 once Phase II construction is complete. Funding of $800,000 19 <br />in FY 2021-22 includes an enhanced Nature Center (with associated matching partner 20 <br />revenue). Funding of $529,500 is included in Year 5 for Phase III, which includes the 21 <br />remaining New Hope Church Road area facilities. If the Board of Commissioners authorizes 22 <br />the development of a Northern Orange County campus, a revised combined project will be 23 <br />amended consisting of the Detention Facility, Environment and Ag Center, and Parks 24 <br />Operations Base. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Long Range Parks Plan (map) 27 <br /> 28 <br />FY2018-23 Recommended Capital Investment Plan 29 <br />Policy Priorities 30 <br />• Blackwood Farm Park - $1.79 million (p. 57) 31 <br />o Infrastructure work (prior approval) – Fall 2018 32 <br /> Turn Lane from Highway 86 33 <br /> New Park Entrance 34 <br /> Parking 35 <br />o Phase II Construction - Low Impact Park with Agriculture and Historic Themes 36 <br /> Interpretive Signage 37 <br /> Picnic Areas and Shelters 38 <br /> Community Garden 39 <br /> Agricultural Demonstration Area and Nature Learning Center 40 <br /> Amphitheater 41 <br /> Disc Golf Course 42 <br /> 43 <br />Revised Blackwood Farm Park Master Plan (map) 44 <br /> 45 <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he previously proposed suspending Bingham Park, but the 46 <br />CIP indicates that property is being considered. He said he would like to talk about this, as this 47 <br />park is one that could be deferred to the second 10 years. 48 <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he would like staff to bring a list of park priorities to the 49 <br />Board. 50