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24 David Stancil said there is a complicating factor that would make this park attractive on another front, and he will send this information out to the Board. He said staff is just in the process of having conversations as this point. Commissioner Price referred to Phase II improvements, and asked if these need to be completed right now. David Stancil said this park is in the preliminary design stage, and part of that process is assigning costs. He said typically the park projects that get completed are the ones that the County can afford. Commissioner Price said Phase II is listed in the next fiscal year, and includes interpretive signage, picnic areas, and community garden, etc. She asked if these items are included in the $1.79 million. David Stancil said these are included in that total. He said Phase II has a Part A and a Part B. He said Part A includes the road, parking, turn lane, etc., and Part B includes the amenities. Commissioner Price asked if staff wants to have these amenities completed next year. David Stancil said if the amenities are not completed, there will be a lot of new infrastructure, and nothing other than trails and a small picnic shelter. He said there is also a Phase III in year 5. Commissioner Price asked if staff would please itemize the portions of Phase II. David Stancil said he can give general costs, or more specifics via the RFP for the design and engineering work, which will be available this summer. Commissioner Jacobs said at the Upper Eno Nature Preserve, the County signage says, “no camping”. He said he thinks the Board should specifically ban fires on County properties, unless someone has a specific permit from the County to camp there, e.g. the boy scouts. Commissioner Jacobs referred to the Northeast Park, and said language on the signs needs to be updated. Commissioner Jacobs said a condition to buying this property was that it could not be used for a landfill, and this should be made known more widely. Travis Myren resumed the presentation: Parks, Open Space, and Trail Development • Mountains to Sea Trail - $110,000 (page 65) Project Description/Justification: The Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) is a part of the N.C. State Parks system and would connect by trail the Great Smoky Mountains with the Outer Banks. Funding was provided in FY 2016-17 for the initial phase of this project, acquiring and constructing the trail segment from Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area to the County’s Upper Eno Nature Preserve (Seven Mile Creek Nature Park). Funding appropriated and proposed is for acquiring easements, initial trail construction of identified segments, with associated signage and fencing and any other privacy measures. The initial segment will also include some type of pedestrian crossing improvements over Interstate 85/40. Additionally, $110,000 has been moved from the Upper Eno Nature Preserve project to this project for FY 2018-19 to build waystation facilities for the Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) at Seven Mile Nature Park. The second phase of the project is proposed for Year 2 and would address the segment of the MST from Buckhorn Road around and on the OWASA-owned lands at Cane Creek Reservoir, continuing to the Alamance County line. The third phase would be in Years 7-10 and would complete the middle section of the trail from Seven Mile Creek to Buckhorn Road. The project reflects phased voluntary acquisition of trail easements and trail construction in FY 2019-20 and beyond, as lands are acquired and segments connected.