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5/ 26/ 99 Current Projects / Ongoing Improvements • Acquisition and renovation of Carrboro Baptist Church building for Carrboro Community Center 4 . Town of Hillsborough • $ 254 , 000 from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund for Eno Riverwalk Stream Buffers • $ 3. 1 , 500 for Occoneechee Mountain park ( plus $ 37 , 500 in other funds ) Current Projects : t Cooperative projects between Hillsborough and Orange County River Park - Approximately 5 . acres of county land located in . downtown Hillsborough between the new courthouse and river is being planned for an urban park and open space . The. town . has .pledged $ 50 , 000 for this effort . At � least $ 25 , 000 has been spent and the remainder is available when the . county is ready to proceed . . A re - creation of the Occon-eechi village is being constructed on the site . RC &D is prepared to assist. with an erosion mitigation project along Still House Creek within -the park . Further planning and development , funds are . needed for implementation of the proposed master plan . Fairview Park - An engineering study is needed to evaluate the possible impacts of an old landfill and general soil conditions of the - combined county and town properties on the feasibility of a major sports facility . The estimated cost of the study is $ 46 , 000 . Hillsborough projects Occoneechee Park - Trails have been built by volunteers within the original 28 acres with funds from . Adopt- a -Trail Grants and from the Town . Development plans for . an overlook within the 28 acres, : a small parking and picnic area on a fee- simple parcel next to Eno Mountain Road , and a 1/4 mile accessible trail on an easement . parallel to the Eno River .that would connect the two was expected to be implemented _ in � 1999 using a NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ( PARTF) grant ( $ 31 , 500 ) and other funds totaling . $ 69 , 000 . An upcoming Lease . agreement between . N . C : Parks and Recreation and Hillsborough , to combine -the . management of Occoneechee park with the newly - acquired state park lands on Occoneechee Mountain ; will negate plans to build the parking lot and trail . The PARTF grant and other funds - ' ' totaling 4 $ 69 ,000 have been . allocated ' for the above development . . Due to - the 2 - year elapsed time of the original estimate additional funds may be needed for completion . An additional $ 13 , 000 has been . requested . Gold Park/ Old Ball Park - Twenty - four acres at the south end of 94 .