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ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA REQUEST TO <br />ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION <br />The Arts Studio at Northern Human Services Center <br />Project Name: <br />The Arts Studio at Northern Human Services Center <br />Organization or Entity making request: <br />Orange County Government <br />Orange County, North Carolina <br />Organization Contact (include name, position, addresses and phone <br />numbers): <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />203 Simerville Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 <br />H - (919) 929-8513 W - (919) 933-8494 <br />Email: mcarey1(c~mindsprinq com <br />Barry Jacobs, Vice Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />2105 Moorefields Road, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />H - (919) 732-4384 W - (919) 732-4941 <br />Email: barry.i(a~mindsprinq.com <br />John Link, County Manager, Orange County, North Carolina <br />200 Scuth Cameron St., PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 245-2300 <br />Email: jlink(c~co.orange.nc.us <br />Jerry Passmore, Director, Department on Aging, Orange County, NG <br />515 Meadowlands Dr., Ste. 400, PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 245-2000 <br />Email: jpassmore(a~co.orange.nc.us <br />Lori Taft, Recreation and Parks Director, Orange County, NC <br />PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />(919) 245-2660 <br />Email: haft(c~co.orange.nc.us <br />Brief description of project to be funded: <br />The development and promotion of an Arts Studio space at the <br />Northern Human Services Center that embraces all ages and abilities <br />would enhance the mix of existing recreational programs in the <br />gymnasium and on the grounds. County departments are currently <br />leading the community in a conceptual planning process to develop <br />and construct, with bond funds, additional lighted ball fields, trails, <br />picnic shelters and other amenities on the surrounding County awned <br />acreage. The Arts Studio would offer an additional "draw" to the <br />Center far individuals, groups, and families who require options other <br />than active, high-impact sports for recreation, relaxation, sociability, <br />and therapeutic value. <br />