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 <br /> <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7040/MAP-Planning-Year-Data-Collection- <br />PDF?bidId= <br /> <br /> <br />4. What’s on the Horizon? / Long Range Parks and Recreation Plans <br /> A. Town of Chapel Hill; Linda Smith – <br />• Just finished resurfacing of 2 soccer fields at Southern Park with artificial turf <br />• New roof on Hargraves Center <br />• New summer camp partnership with schools <br />• Bolin Creek Trail – Coal ash delayed project will start back in May <br />B. Town of Carrboro; Jones McNair – <br />• Working with Planning Dept. on Comprehensive Plan which will include Parks Master Plan and <br />Greenway Master Plan <br />• Partnering with Housing on a pop-up community event <br />• Partnering with other departments on purchasing a party trailer to serve as a community <br />outreach meeting space <br />• MLK Park- First Master Plan 2004; redone in 2014; 2017 Developed construction drawings; <br />construction started late Dec 2018. Amenities include; two pump tracks; community garden; <br />amphitheater; walking track; playground and a pollinator garden <br />C. Town of Hillsborough; Stephanie Trueblood <br />• Expanded parking area at Kings Highway Park <br />• Completed master plans for all town parks <br />• Stamped downtown crosswalks <br />• Stream buffer naturalization projects at Turnip Patch and Murray Street Parks <br />• Calvin Street tree project <br />• Purchased a weed steamer <br /> D. Orange County; Marabeth Carr <br />• Egg Hunt is this Friday <br />• Earth Evening 4/26 in River Park <br />• Fishing Rodeo 5/1 at Blackwood farm park <br />• Summer Camps are completely full <br />E. City of Mebane; Cy Stober <br />• One year ago acquired 54 ac farm for a future Cates Farm Park <br />• Lake Michael –complete trail around lake <br />• Community Park now opened and is very popular <br />• Natural Fitness Campaign - $30,000 grant from Impact Alamance <br />• Holt St Park added a new shelter <br />• Working on a Bike and Ped Plan <br /> F. Others; <br /> UNC; Bill Goa <br />• Added Bike Trails near Country Club <br />• New disc golf <br />• $600,000 wetlands restoration grant <br />• Doubled size of ropes course <br /> <br /> <br />5. Overview/Tour of the Sportsplex Field House project – John Stock <br /> <br />7. Adjournment 7pm. <br /> <br /> <br />