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,~ s _ <br />Orange County <br />Environment and Resource Conservation Department <br />Mew~.ora v,,d uwi. <br />To: John Link, County Manager <br />From: David Stancil, ERG Director <br />Date: April 26, 2005 <br />Re: Twin Creeks (Moniese Nomp) District Park and Educational <br />Campus <br />The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an update far the April 28th <br />Assembly of Governments meeting regarding the Twin Creeks project. <br />Twin Creeks District Park and Educational Campus is a 193-acre site acquired <br />by Orange County in 2001 with the intent of co-locating the planned Chapel Hill <br />Township District Park and a future multi-school campus. From September 2002 <br />- May 2003, a 23-member citizen work group (CHATPEC Work Group) with <br />representatives from each elected board and parks advisory board in the County <br />and Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro developed a proposed master plan, <br />which was conveyed to the Board in August 2003. <br />After initial reviews in late 2003 and early 2004, County staff was asked in the <br />spring of 2004 to explore a series of questions and develop an alternative design <br />far the site that focused even further on potential sharing of facilities and smart- <br />growth principles, Review of this evaluation and alternative design in the fall of <br />2004 was conducted, along with receipt of a proposed redesign of the site <br />submitted by a citizen group in the vicinity of the site, <br />As a result of the fall 2004 discussions, the Board of Commissioners authorized a <br />6-member short-term work group including two Commissioners and two school <br />board members to look at a possible limited scope redesign with the following <br />charge: <br />Utilize the October 2004 (Design #2) drajt Maser Plrnr jor Twin Creeks Park mrd Edvcntionnl Canrprrr to <br />undertake only the folloming changes: <br />a. Look at relocating/redesigning the proposed Elementary School #/0 to the southenstern portion of <br />the site (east oJJoner Creek currently shown nr "FunneGducattona/Facility") <br />b Keep the four soccer field configtn'ation intact in [he redesign <br />c Consider locations jor action sports facilit7dactivi[ies in the park <br />Erti~Gahruewtarmdnesaruceeoh evuaJtlarti <br />[~O P.O.t 8181 ~.SOG-i7 ><'.e/el Z WJC7Li' <br />Hitlsbarouyla, Nc zj-2; 8 <br />(yzyl a.as-2 ~o <br />