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11 about important historic resources, places and people, for the educational benefit of the public. The project would be linked to a web site to provide access to more in-depth information. This program can be linked to other efforts to promote heritage tourism in rural parts of the county. (Fiscal impact: 2018-19: none; the HPC staff will provide support) • Designating Landmarks in Town ETJ's: Continue working with the various municipalities to develop an interlocal agreement to govern the designation of historic landmarks within the various town's ETJ's. (No fiscal impact) • Promote Landmark and National Register Programs: Increase efforts to promote the Local Historic Landmark and National Register programs, with special focus on African American sites and other important but overlooked or threatened historic resources. Goal is to generate at least two new landmark and/or National Register applications per year (No fiscal impact—already budgeted in the Lands Legacy program funding) Commissioner Marcoplos referred to Old Greensboro Highway, where there are two old markers, and asked if the significance of these is known. Art Menius said he has seen them, but did not know what they were for. Peter Sandbeck said they may be mile markers, but would check on them. Commissioner Greene asked if the HPC has ever thought of having an historic site tour. Art Menius said there was such a tour in the 1980s, but not since. Commissioner Price said in early 2000s they started to set up a tour of local landmarks, but many were privately owned and it did not go much further. Commissioner Greene said permission would be needed, but in Chapel Hill the Historic Society has done tours of the historic homes at Christmas time. Art Menius said they have looked at many models for this type of program from all over the world, many of which had digital assets to avoid going into the actual home. • Parks and Recreation Council (PRC) Haywood Rhodes, Chair Haywood Rhodes said part of what the PRC does is advise the BOCC on issues regarding parks and recreation activities. He reviewed the following highlights for the upcoming year(s): • Biennial meetings with sister boards • Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) • Revising plans for the River Park improvements • Blackwood Farm Park- phase two design process now, and next is the building of a permanent parking lot; design and development of a disc park; and nature center • County acquired additional land next to soccer.com and they are looking at planning/designing the additional facilities out there. There is a lack of facilities for this ever growing sport. • Overall lack of facilities...sign up for County programming filled up in record time. Lack of gymnasium space, in particular. • Potential development of an inclusive playground; pollinator gardens • There is need for greater racial and gender diversity on the PRC; there is excellent geographic diversity. Commissioner Dorosin asked if the Board of County Commissioners wanted to build an inclusive playground, where would it go.