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a~- <br />according to funds, The purpose of this meeting is to get input into what the design for <br />the whole site should look like, Even if the complex is built over 5, 7, or 10 years or <br />when the fiords are available, it's important to have the design ready, Milce will take <br />tonight's input back to the shop, then to the County's Planning Deparhnent over the next <br />month or so, then to the Commissioners and School Board. Arr agreement will need to be <br />made between the School Board and County, where the Schools handle all the awarding <br />of the bids. <br />Chris Larocca talked about the positive impact soccer could have on community. He <br />suggested au exit off of I-40 for easy access for future tournan~ents, He spoke of his <br />opinions regarding the fields being of artificial turf for rain purposes and no fencing <br />around the individual fields. Keep it an open friendly atmosphere. Bring in college <br />teains to play on the championship field and charge admission, Discussion followed <br />about the pros and cons of focusing on a championship field at the expense of youth <br />fields. The general consensus was that youth fields should not be sacrificed for a larger <br />area for a championship field. <br />Chip Foushee spoke of the rapid growth in the Mebane area in youth soccer, Their <br />program has over 400 children in it now. <br />Rod asked how many are Mebane residents, unincorporated Alamance County residents, <br />unincorporated Orange County residents? <br />Dean Ray stated that 57% (over 250 kids) of the resources are from inside the city limits <br />of Mebane.. <br />More discussion followed regazding the parking area. <br />Chip Foushee asked if there had been some resistance to spending money on this project? <br />Rod said the main concern expressed by some people had been whether this is the right <br />location for this facility, but he's not heard of any complaints about spending the <br />budgeted money.. <br />Lori said it's likely with the budget that the center won't be built all at one time but we <br />still want to complete the design to see what it will look like in order to do the initial pre- <br />grading or ear9ysite work where we can get it graded with the school's contracts for low- <br />costpurposes, <br />Mike said that one of the benefits of building beside the school is that the school will be <br />bringing utilities, water, and sewer to the area, that the soccer center can tie in to. <br />Discussion about lighting followed.. There should not be a problem with light spillage <br />over any residences. <br />Henry .Iolm said lots of fields are restricted to daylight because lights are expensive. Is <br />this a big problem -leaving the fields unlit? <br />