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5 In 1999 a baseball field was constructed within this partially hidden area just northeast of the playground--an area that was part of the former landfill. Fairview resident, .lames Stewart, constructed the baseball field for the community on the County tract, and it was know as the "Field of Dreams," Potential health and safety concerns led the County to pursue a geo-technical analysis in 1999, and after some additional remediation the baseball field was determined safe for play to continue, In the past few years, the County has made additional safety improvements to the playground, and the Town constructed a police substation next to the playground, Northwest of the former landfill area is an area of mature hardwoods (about 5 acres) located adjacent to private homes bordering the park. There are many piles of domestic trash located just inside the park boundary, presumably from the adjacent neighborhood. A small stream flows from this forested area toward the playground where it joins another stream from the southwest and turns east across the tract, During periods of high rainfall streams tend to flood the central wooded area of the tract, including lower portions of the playground. The southern portion of the County property (8 acres) includes a young hardwood forest (40-50 yrs old) that holds water during the wet seasons.. A small stream flows through this area parallel with Rainey Avenue north toward the playground, The Town's property (25 acres) shows little direct evidence of landfill activities. Only the northwest corner seems to have had encroachment from landfill materials, some of which remains exposed above ground, but hidden within the trees. Also in this northern 1/3 of the tract there is an open area where the Town stockpiles yard waste and storm debris (wood). The southern 2/3 of the tract is forested with mature hardwoods, The lower area has the highest elevation (655 feet) and the most mature hardwood forest (at least 60-80 years old). The hardwood forest is interrupted by an area of younger pine near the County's Public Works facilities on the adjacent property, The middle area features mature hardwoods growing on sloped terrain; the land drops 25 feet to a stream, which flows across the tract and to the northeast, An unimproved roadway leads through this sloped forest from the County Public Works facility to the Town's yard waste storage area. A Fairview Park Master Plan Work Group will convene in February 2005 to develop a concept plan for the entire property by June 2005. The findings from the cultural survey will be provided to this Work Group for its use in designing the project, II. Description of Work The County is requesting a cultural and archaeological survey for use in planning the proposed expansion of Fairview Park, For the purposes of this project, County staff has divided the park campus into four main areas (Figure 3).