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L a MEMORANDUM TO : Dave Stancil FROM : Kathryn Spatz RE : Planned Chapel Hill Capital Projects DATE : July 19 , 2000 This is in response to the recent meeting regarding planned parks and recreation projects an various jurisdictions , including Chapel Hill . The following is a narrative list of proj ects , funded and unfounded in Chapel Till , Homestead Park/Proposed Aquatics Facility : The Board of County Commissioners agreed to provide $ 145 , 000 toward completion of the Chapel Hill Skate Park at Homestead Park . Funds were used to construct the restroom/concession building * and to extend utilities to the site . Utilities were extended in a manner that could allow easy accessibility for the proposed aquatics center, if that facility is constructed . This leaves $ 855 ; 000 remaining 4of the $ 1 million originally committed to Homestead Park by the County . Margaret Brown was appointed by the Commissioners to serve as the County representative on the Homestead Park Aquatic/Community Center Conceptual Plan Committee . We anticipate that approximately $ 1 . 2 million of the Town ' s 1996 Parks bonds will remain after completion of Homestead Park. If the balance of both Town and County bond funds were combined we would have approximately $2 million for any future project . We believe this is well short of the funding necessary to design and construct a quality aquatic/community center . We are not far enough along in the planning stage of this project to provide cost estimates . However, our consultants have noted that regional figures for aquatic facility construction range from $ 150 to $ 200 per square foot . Our experience has shown that, in the past several years , our construction costs tend to be on the high end ( or beyond) of most standard ranges . Based on an assumption that an aquatics facility could occupy up to 15 , 000 square feet of a 30 , 000 square foot facility , we would assume that the design and construction of this proposed building could cost approximately $ 4 - 6 million , not allowing for inflation . Southern Community Park: The County has provided $ 105 , 000 for the lighting and irrigation of the athletic playing field at Scroggs Elementary School . The remaining $ 895 , 000 committed by the County is the only current funding anticipated for the Southern Community Park project . In September 1998 the Council forwarded a suggested timeline for a bond sale to the County Commissioners , The timeline included $ 100 , 000 in 1999 for the conceptual design phase of the project . I am aware that the County Commissioners have recently approved the use of up to $ 50 , 000 for developing a master plan for the park, Although we have not started a conceptual plan process for the Southern Community Park, we believe that our experience at Homestead Park can be a guide in estimating the cost of this project . We estimate that $ 4 to $ 5 million play be a