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14 � Background Homestead Park is the newest active recreation park to be developed by the Town of Chapel Hill . It is located in the north -west quadrant of the town and is served by Airport Road ( a north - south arterial ) and Homestead Road (an east-west collector road ) . Homestead Park is located in rapidly growing sector of Chapel Hill . This sector includes single family subdivisions , a large office/retail component and a large ( 950 acres ) undeveloped tract owned by the University of North Carolina . The University has been actively involved in planning and programming for the future use of this tract . The Greene tract is located north and west of Homestead# Park and represents a second large undeveloped tract whose future is not now known . • To date the' town has created softball diamonds , 'an outside basketball court , a skateboard ' facility , athletic playing fields and trails in Homestead Park . There is now also parking for 270 cars , ° including 10 handicapped spaces , in two locations . 3 Booker Creek , and it's associated Resource Conservation District, bisects the park and the At town has provided a footbridge connection between the two halves . In the future , the town may create a batting cage facility. A site has been reserved for the facility under consideration here . Process • • . • • . . - • • This report utilized several methods of information gathering . These include a public forum cil Chambers and broadcast on cable T. V. , with phone-in held in the Town of Chapel Hill Coun capability, a series of interviews with representatives of different • community sectors , a series of individual interviews with Parks and Recreation Department staff; and a , total of • 7 , commiftee • meetings devoted to discussing program and needs issues . This . process was intended' to reach . as many Chapel Hill citizens as possible and to � v stimulate input from a variety of interest gro It ups . We feel comfortable that it has and that we have 9 Ago AAA 0 reddivtddvaluable comments : fror`n'fr any user groups and' also from peoplewio° do not use parks and recreation facilities . - long Public Forum : On February 3'd1 02000 , a Public Forum was held in Chapel Hill Town • Council .0 It or 0 A"s short- Chamber . resen t_ . . • : • .�.:.' . . p , tatiQ �t was r�tade.�by Scot Hunsaker. , aquatic consultant, followed • by, comments and questions., from the apublic. The " forum lastdd * from • 7 : 00 PM through 9 : 30 . . PM and was attended by about 50 people . The *forum Amwas also • broadcast via ramble with call �in capability. Several • people called in comments and questions. . . . . . j.:. . . . . . _ . wo 6 Interviews : An February 3"d and 4 h , 2000 , a series of interviews was held in the Chapel ° Hill Town• Hall : These interviews Were hosted ey *G°GA aridoSdot Hunsaker.' Specific interest groups were 'identi`f�ed' by the advisory committee' "an members invited to attend at • predetermined time slots :• Included in• ti•iese interviews. wereiseniors ; Eitizens with :disabitities . including developmental 4sab0litles ; high school • swim coaches ; ' business Jeaders a " ` • of • ' ' • ' newspaper editor; town Parks and Recreation staff, town douncil mort`ibers; and others. Interviews with Parks and Recreation Staff: Seven ° meetings were held;witli presentatives, " of the following departments : Administration ; Office Managements Aquatic.,s ; Athletics ; •. . _ & A a Special Populations.; • 0rogramm A& ' Events . -Two or three staff were present at each meeting . * '. � ;is iidea ix ;�epoA summary of oommdnis rcudinr . appedto .thisc r At ' . . 9 660 406 . a ' ' _ • ', a . " . ' do - A � Ask _ — te _ �+ — — —