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3(0 <br />CHAPEL HILL- CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS <br />Lincoln Center, Merritt Mill Road <br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516 <br />Telephone: (919) 967 -8211 <br />FAX: 919 -933 -4560 <br />Elizabeth Carter <br />Chair, Board of Education <br />November 24, 2004 <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Board of Orange County Commissioners <br />Jebn Link, Manager <br />Orange County <br />200 South Cameron Street <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear Commissioner Jacobs and Manager Link: <br />Neil G. Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />We are writing to you in regard to the master planning of the Twin Creeks site. We <br />recognize that a committee has spent considerable time developing this master plan and <br />appreciate the opportunity for the schools to be active participants. This is a major <br />parcel of land and it's critical that it be planned in the best interest of all parties. <br />We understand that Mathew Barton has shared with you an alternative plan that would <br />keep the same facilities and fields on the parcel, but would locate the schools in the <br />southern portion of the property. Although this would be a major change in the plans, <br />we believe that it warrants further study. The major advantage is that it could allow <br />hundreds of children to walk safely to their neighborhood school, thereby saving <br />considerable transportation costs. Building accessibility is a major feature of smart <br />growth and every opportunity to promote accessibility on this site should be explored. <br />Therefore, we ask that the Commissioners not take any action on the master plan until <br />this option is evaluated and reported back to the Commissioners and to the Board of <br />Education. We would appreciate the opportunity to be a part of this process. <br />Sincerely, <br />Elizabeth Carter <br />C�hair� <br />Neil G. Pedersen <br />Superintendent <br />