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13 <br /> Blackwood Farm Park <br /> Project Category County Project Status: Active Project Type <br /> Functional Service Area: Community Services Proposed Bid Date: TBD New X <br /> Department: DEAPR Starting Date: 7/1/2019 Expansion X <br /> Project Number: 20037 Completion Date: 6/30/2025 Renovation <br /> Replacement <br /> Project Description/Justification: <br /> Blackwood Farm Park is a 152-acre regional park between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough on NC 86 and New Hope <br /> Church Road.The park opened on a limited basis in June 2015 and is currently open Thursday-Sunday. Funding for <br /> park infrastructure, design, and other associated needs, including construction of new turn lanes, entryway and <br /> parking was included in prior years. Construction drawings and bid documents for the majority of park construction <br /> are underway and will be completed later this spring. In addition to the infrastructure, park construction includes new <br /> picnic shelters, restrooms,an amphitheater, repairs and renovations t the farmstead, a fishing station,trails, and a <br /> disc golf course.Agricultural exhibit areas will be created near the farmstead over the next few years using existing <br /> resources. Park construction is estimated to begin in summer of 2020 with new features opening in summer/fall <br /> 2021. <br /> Funding for an ADA-accessible on-site vehicle (NEV) is included in Year 2 to be available when the park opens fulltime <br /> in summer/fall of 2021. Funding of$910,000 is proposed in FY 2022-23 for the planned nature/learning center(with <br /> associated matching partner revenue of$400,000), and design/pre-construction work for the final phase of park <br /> construction (Phase III). Phase III funding of$775,000 is reflected in Year 4 for construction of the remaining park <br /> facilities(primarily the New Hope Church Road area facilities and amenities),with additional equipment needs for the <br /> park and nature center following in Year 5. <br /> FINANCIAL SUMMARY <br /> Current Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Five Year 6 <br /> Prior Years Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Year to <br /> Project Budget Funding 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Total Year10 <br /> Appropriation <br /> Professional Services 210,000 110,000 110,000 <br /> Construction/Repairs/Renovations 2,993,000 150,000 800,000 775,000 1,575,000 350,000 <br /> Equipment/Furnishings 149,400 15,000 155,000 170,000 <br /> Appropriation Total 3,352,400 150,000 15,000 910,000 775,000 155,000 1,855,000 350,000 <br /> Revenues/Funding Source <br /> Debt Financing 2,935,000 427,500 775,000 1,202,500 350,000 <br /> Transferfrom General Fund 140,000 15,000 155,000 170,000 <br /> Grant Funding 10,000 82,500 82,500 <br /> Partner Funding-County Capital 400,000 400,000 <br /> Transfer from Other Capital Funds 267,400 150,000 <br /> Revenues/Funding Source Total 3,352,400 150,000 15,000 910,000 775,000 155,000 1,855,000 350,000 <br /> Impact on Operating Budget <br /> Personnel 119,600 166,000 185,600 185,600 185,600 185,600 908,400 928,000 <br /> Operations 34,000 49,500 65,000 65,000 80,000 80,000 339,500 385,000 <br /> Impact on Operating Budget Total 153,600 215,500 250,600 250,600 265,600 265,600 1,247,900 1,313,000 <br />