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B-4 <br />Senior Centers <br />9. Construction of Central Orange Multipurpose Center $2,000,000 <br />• Current Hillsborough center is the oldest center, located in the Whitted Human <br />Services Center (which is a large government building shared with other human <br />service agencies) <br />• Facility lacks space to accommodate large groups of 40 or more <br />• Parking at current facility is limited <br />• Anew 15,000 square foot center in Hillsborough area is needed <br />• Would include adult day care <br />10.Construction of Southern Orange Multipurpose Center $2,000,000 <br />• Existing center, established in 1991 in the Galleria Shopping Center, averages <br />over 200 people each day <br />• Lease expires in 2007 <br />-Chapel Hill township has the highest concentration of older adults <br />• Anew 15,000 square foot center proposed for Southern Human Services Center <br />campus <br />Parks, Recreation, and Open Space <br />11. Carrboro Greenway Development $750,000 <br />• Potential joint projects, along Morgan Creek and Bolin Creek, in conjunction with <br />Town of Chapel Hill greenways <br />• Acquire land and construct portions of a trail system to eventually connect <br />Carrboro, Chapel Hill greenways to County parks and open space <br />12. Carrboro Gymnasium Site Acquisition $250,000 <br />• Acquire land for a gymnasium to meet recreation programming needs <br />13. Smith Middle School Park $250,000 <br />• Innovative four-party venture (Carrboro, Orange County CHCCS, UNC-CH) to <br />co-locate playing fields with new middle school <br />• Funds would complete work already undertaken by County, Carrboro and <br />CHCCS to provide lighting for playing-fields and install bleachers <br />14. Chapel Hill Greenway Development $1,000,000 <br />• Completion of Bolin Creek and/or Morgan Creek Greenways -- to link with Town <br />of Carrboro greenways and ultimately with County parks and open space <br />• Would match $1.76 million of Town funds for greenway development <br />