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Approved 1-16-2008 <br />4 <br />Rich Shaw: This is adjacent to the Blackwood division of Duke Forest. It would be interesting to see if a trail could <br />be there. <br /> <br />Bryn Smith: It will be interested to see what happens to Carolina North and the Horace Williams’ property. <br /> <br />Pascale Mittendorf: What about the power lines? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: The power line corridors are usually private property and there is an arrangement between that the utility <br />providers to have a utility easement. Sometimes the greenways in Chapel Hill are along utility corridors where there <br />are sewer lines. The landowners and the utility providers have to agree to public access. <br /> <br />Eric Tillman: What are some of the future parks in Northern Orange County and when will they be available? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: The two existing are Efland Cheeks Park and Little River Park. The County will break ground next month <br />on an expansion to a small park up 86 at the old Northern Human Services Center. It will be named Northern Park or <br />Cedar Grove Park with new facilities coming in and this park should be up and running in 2008. Twin Creeks Park, <br />Phase I is about 90 acres. The West Ten Soccer Fields will have four soccer fields will be done in 2008. There will <br />be two more fields the following year. There will be tennis courts. We have acquired land off of Millhouse Road park <br />property adjacent to Duke Forest. Blackwood Farm has a master plan that has been developed by a committee and <br />will go to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration. That will be 152 acres at the corner of New Hope <br />Church Road and 86. <br /> <br />Alice Gordon: There is not enough funding for that. <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: This bond money that I spoke that was approved some of it was acquire new park sites and some used <br />to build parks. <br /> <br />Eric Tillman: Was Fairview built on a dump? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: Yes. The facilities that are approved are outside the dump. <br /> <br />Eric Tillman: The levels are low aren’t they? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: There have been a lot tests done and a variety of suggestions. Our master plan is that we will not put <br />any facilities on it until further evaluation can be done. <br /> <br />Alice Gordon: The River Park in Hillsborough was built on County land and had an easement along Stillhouse Creek. <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: That will be a gem and a new Farmer’s Market structure that will open in March. Surrounding that <br />market structure there will be new trails all built in a section of the river walk and all the way under Churton Street. <br />That’s one of those yet to be discovered parks that are there. <br /> <br />Eric Tillman: On the master plan for Fairview, it will be the premier park for Hillsborough? <br /> <br />Rich Shaw: Yes,Fairview and then Waterstone development is setting aside 12 acres for another park for the south <br />side of Hillsborough and there is also Gold Park along the Eno. <br /> <br />Nancy Baker: Hillsborough is looking at all the park destinations and trying to connect them. <br /> <br />Alice Gordon: The Intergovernmental Parks workgroup sponsors park plans that show all the parks and all the <br />jurisdictions. This should be available from ERCD and Parks and Recreation.