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5 / 26 / 99 <br /> Atmendix I <br /> Resolution O- en Facilities Polic <br /> An Open Facilities Policy for Recreation Facilities in Orange County <br /> t <br /> WHEREAS , the Towns of Carrboro , Chapel Hill , Hillsborough and Orange <br /> County have developed parks and recreation facilities to provide service to <br /> citizens in their jurisdictions , and <br /> WHEREAS , the location and type of many parks and facilities is such that <br /> residents of adjacent jurisdictions are in close proximity to parks of a <br /> different jurisdiction or desirous of use of the facilities , and <br /> WHEREAS , the spirit of inter -jurisdictional coordination on current and <br /> future recreation programs and facilities has been furthered in recent years <br /> with cooperative ventures between local governments , OWASA and the <br /> school systems , and <br /> WHEREAS , attempting to tie use of recreation facilities to users only of the <br /> providing jurisdictions would be complicated administratively and would <br /> hinder community - building and inter - local efforts , <br /> NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the elected boards of all local <br /> governments in Orange County be encouraged to adopt this resolution for an <br /> Open Facilities Policy , which would provide that all public recreation facilities <br /> constructed by the member local governments of the County be open to use <br /> by all County citizens . <br /> i <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT , upon adoption of this resolution by the <br /> elected boards of all local governments in Orange County , the resolution be <br /> transmitted to the Chapel Hill - Carrboro Board of Education , the Orange <br /> County Board of Education , and the Board of Directors of the Orange Water <br /> and Sewer Authority , asking their endorsement of the concept of an Open <br /> Facilities Policy ; <br /> AND FURTHER RESOLVED THAT , the local governments agree to explore <br /> r opportunities , at a later appropriate date , to clarify and explore a <br /> modification of an open facilities arrangement with the University of North <br /> Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University . <br /> This , the day of , 1999 <br /> To be signed by chair and mayors of Chapel Hill , Carrboro , Hillsborough and <br /> Orange County . <br />