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exactly where . Also , to provide a vision for what open space should be and where . Provide a written and visual plan mapping out the greeaway system , taking into account the values of transportation, wildlife protection , stream environmental concerns , park and open space concerns _ Recommendation : Utilize funds from the payment in lieu fund as " borrowing capital " in the same way that the faster Plan was accomplished. Pay back the Payment in lieu fund since this is a planning project and not acquisition or development. Continue an account in the Recreation and Parks General Fund Budget to begin making payment to the Payment in Lieu Fund for the greenway plan . This process would allow the planning work to be authorized to proceed in Fiscal Year 1998 - 1. 999 . - G YMNAS IUMWCENTER AND CONEqTTNITY PARK In the CIP last year, two items were recommended_ That a park of approximately ten acres be located is the vicinity of Homestead Road 'and land be acquired for a community center. Most of ,the financing for these two projects was scheduled to take place in .1999-2000 with approximately S.284Y143 coining from the payment in lieu . fund and reserves for . the Master Pa ,:rR Plan allocated in T'Y 95--96 . The Recreation and Parks Commission strongly recognizes the need fora g mnaslum - - t�-pe of center and active recreatio7a facilities_ A. neighborhood park - viU1 not allow j for both of these issues to be taken care oL Therefore the Commission,. reaching into the time frame of 2001-2005,4 would recourimend that property be acquired North Commun.i.ty k'ark, With the funds available in the payment in lieu fi►ind, we could perhaps purchase an option to buy a certain property in the Northern - Transition. Area to provide space for a gymnasium/center_ and active facilities . This — would provide a project that could attract private, local, county and state money. Recomm. endatien : Pursue options on the purchase of approximately sixty acres in the Northern -Transition Area on which to locate a gymnasiuraJcenter and commuaitry park. Planning, and specific facility location should be -coordinated with - j _ Chapel' Hill ' s North Commim4ty Park and Orange County ' s District Park plans , With final location to have the most effective service radius of one mile. Approval of use of payment in lieu funds for this purpose and authorization to - ed by the Board of Aldermen . Financing in 1. 999 - - - pursue specific properties is need 2000 depeadenf ou many factors that remain as unknowns at this time. Would need to be worked out as part of the eventual submittal of the CIP for the budget process . The Recreation and Parks Commission sincerely hopes that this type of process will work well to convey our recommendations to you. We will be glad to have a work session to discuss this matter at the appropriate time in your budget deliberations . Thank you . xc : Robert W . Aorgan Richard E . Kinney