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'labs <br /> -lase <br /> Section <br /> +I e <br /> 10 1 Obituaries Page 5 <br /> Monday, January 14 , 2002 State news Page 2 <br /> Classifieds Page 3 <br /> Mebane wants par mone y <br /> I <br /> Funds would $ 147 ,000 to pay for improve- when you have $20 million, There ' s no shortage of <br /> ments at the park, located on $ 147 ,000 is a very small piece project requests for the Location of Lake Michael <br /> improve facilities the Orange County side of of that pie, " Orange County commis - <br /> at Lake Michael town off Lebanon Road , Orange County voters sioners to sort through . So ; <br /> Mebane ' s request came late approved a $75 million bond when a decision on <br /> 119 <br /> in the game , but it will be con- issue in a referendum last Mebane ' s project will be �o <br /> By Brent Lancaster sidered for funding by the November for schools , senior made is unclear. <br /> Times"News Orange County Board of facilities and parks. The pack- A citizen task force Me ban <br /> Commissioners . Ken Chav- age should raise the local waded through a list bf $ 150 A AMANCE <br /> MEBANE — Mebane offs- ious , the county ' s finance property tax rate by 5 to 7 in worth of projects COUNTY % ORANGE <br /> cials want some of the fruits of director, thinks the and weeded the list down j 119 couNrY <br /> project cents by the time all the bonds to $75 million before the 3 <br /> a bond issue in Orange County has a good chance . are sold . bond <br /> to fund improvements at Lake " Lake Michael , I think, is Of that $75 million, $20 mil- Proposal was put <br /> Michael park. popular with our county com- lion has been earmarked for before voters . <br /> Mebane has asked for missioners , " he said . "And parks and recreation projects. See PARK/Page C2 Times-New <br /> I <br /> Park : L ake is secondarywater source <br /> Continued from Page C1 trails. The park is open from improvements , have been dis- <br /> mid-March through late cussed by city leaders for the <br /> The 200- acre Mebane park November last couple of years . <br /> offers paddleboats and large Plans for improvements at The 60- acre lake is a see- <br /> the park, including an outdoor ondary water source for <br /> pontoon boats , sand volley- amphitheater, a disc golf Mebane , though it is rarely <br /> ball , fishing and walking course and playground used for that purpose. j_ <br />