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5/ 26/ 99 <br /> Appendix I <br /> Resolution= Open Facilities Policy <br /> An Open Facilities Policy for Recreation Facilities in Orange County <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 arid 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 4an <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 /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT , upon adoption of this resolution by the . <br /> I <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 /> 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 Counter . <br />