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15 <br /> 1 o Years 6-10 <br /> 2 ■ Middle Section of Trail form Seven Mile Creek to Buckhorn Road <br /> 3 ■ Voluntary Acquisition of Trail Easements <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Commissioner Bedford asked if there could be clarification about the way station <br /> 6 facilities. <br /> 7 Marabeth Carr said this could mean a restroom or port-a-let, and may include water <br /> 8 stations or parking. She said the area at Seven-Mile creek was envisioned to be a way station. <br /> 9 Commissioner McKee asked if there are still issues with Orange Water and Sewer <br /> 10 Authority (OWASA) over the MST. <br /> 11 Bonnie Hammersley said staff continues to work with OWASA, and the remaining issues <br /> 12 involve easements that staff is pursuing. She said in general, the relationship with OWASA is <br /> 13 working out fine. <br /> 14 Chair Rich said she and Commissioner Marcoplos will be meeting with OWASA in <br /> 15 couple of weeks and can bring it up. <br /> 16 Commissioner McKee said that would be a good idea. <br /> 17 Commissioner Marcoplos said it seemed that none of the issues were insurmountable to <br /> 18 OWASA. <br /> 19 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Mountains to Sea Trail in Orange County (map) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 River Park - $150,000 (p. 77) <br /> 24 o Enhanced Performance Shell <br /> 25 o Offset by Outside Fundraising Effort <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Commissioner Dorosin asked if Hillsborough has been approached about making a <br /> 28 contribution. <br /> 29 Travis Myren said staff will ask Katie Murray, Arts Commission Director, to approach the <br /> 30 Town since Hillsborough is part of this work group. <br /> 31 Marabeth Carr said staff has had some conversations, and Hillsborough has offered a <br /> 32 small amount of donations. She said there are many users with many ideas, but there is a <br /> 33 limited budget. She said the project is at a bit of a crossroads, but it will go before the Town's <br /> 34 Historic District Commission on May 1st, and it will approve all possible scenarios, but it is <br /> 35 unlikely that any of the scenarios will be built due to lack of funding. <br /> 36 Commissioner Price asked if the tourism board could contribute. <br /> 37 Marabeth Carr said yes, that is already one source of some of the funding. <br /> 38 Commissioner Bedford said she is going to the intergovernmental parks group meeting <br /> 39 tomorrow, and said she could bring this topic up. <br /> 40 Commissioner Dorosin said the naming rights could be sold. <br /> 41 Marabeth Carr said staff is trying to do so. <br /> 42 Chair Rich asked if having a back to the shell would improve the acoustics. <br /> 43 Marabeth Carr said there are so many possibilities, but the budget is lacking. She said a <br /> 44 large part of this project is electrical work. <br /> 45 Commissioner Dorosin said there is a comprehensive quality to this project, given the <br /> 46 other projects going on in the area. <br /> 47 Commissioner Greene asked if there is still a notion to have a public art project at the <br /> 48 entrance. <br /> 49 Marabeth Carr said yes, and it will be made out of fallen trees. She said there were 33 <br /> 50 artist applicants from all over the country, which has been narrowed down to 4, who are doing <br /> 51 mock ups of proposals now. <br />