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htti3://www.orangecountync.qov/DocumentCenter/View/7040/MAP-Planninq-Year-Data-Collection- <br /> PDF?bidld= <br /> 4. What's on the Horizon?/ Long Range Parks and Recreation Plans <br /> A. Town of Chapel Hill; Linda Smith— <br /> • Just finished resurfacing of 2 soccer fields at Southern Park with artificial turf <br /> • New roof on Hargraves Center <br /> • New summer camp partnership with schools <br /> • Bolin Creek Trail—Coal ash delayed project will start back in May <br /> B. Town of Carrboro; Jones McNair— <br /> • Working with Planning Dept. on Comprehensive Plan which will include Parks Master Plan and <br /> Greenway Master Plan <br /> • Partnering with Housing on a pop-up community event <br /> • Partnering with other departments on purchasing a party trailer to serve as a community <br /> outreach meeting space <br /> • MLK Park- First Master Plan 2004; redone in 2014; 2017 Developed construction drawings; <br /> construction started late Dec 2018. Amenities include; two pump tracks; community garden; <br /> amphitheater; walking track; playground and a pollinator garden <br /> C. Town of Hillsborough; Stephanie Trueblood <br /> • Expanded parking area at Kings Highway Park <br /> • Completed master plans for all town parks <br /> • Stamped downtown crosswalks <br /> • Stream buffer naturalization projects at Turnip Patch and Murray Street Parks <br /> • Calvin Street tree project <br /> • Purchased a weed steamer <br /> D. Orange County; Marabeth Carr <br /> • Egg Hunt is this Friday <br /> • Earth Evening 4/26 in River Park <br /> • Fishing Rodeo 5/1 at Blackwood farm park <br /> • Summer Camps are completely full <br /> E. City of Mebane; Cy Stober <br /> • One year ago acquired 54 ac farm for a future Cates Farm Park <br /> • Lake Michael—complete trail around lake <br /> • Community Park now opened and is very popular <br /> • Natural Fitness Campaign - $30,000 grant from Impact Alamance <br /> • Holt St Park added a new shelter <br /> • Working on a Bike and Ped Plan <br /> F. Others; <br /> UNC; Bill Goa <br /> • Added Bike Trails near Country Club <br /> • New disc golf <br /> • $600,000 wetlands restoration grant <br /> • Doubled size of ropes course <br /> 5. Overview/Tour of the Sportsplex Field House project—John Stock <br /> 7. Adjournment 7pm. <br />