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6 <br /> facility improvements. Provide feedback on opportunities. <br /> • Review and help plan for the Nature Preserve and public access areas at <br /> the Greene Tract and Headwaters Preserve, in conjunction with the <br /> Commission for the Environment and other parties. <br /> • Hold the delayed biennial joint advisory boards meeting with town boards. <br /> • Look at the possibility of combining existing trail planning work from prior <br /> years — plus trail planning from inside the towns - into a County Trails Plan, <br /> and examine previous efforts at connectivity to adjoining counties. <br /> What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the upcoming <br /> year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners' attention? <br /> • Continue to monitor and participate in conversations about the concept of <br /> the multi-modal trail connecting parks and open spaces between Chapel <br /> Hill/Carrboro and Hillsborough. <br /> • Look at planned recreation programs and park facilities with greater <br /> emphasis on the Racial Equity Plan, and an "equity lens" of evaluating <br /> needs and facilities. <br /> • Indoor recreation space continues to be under high demand, surpassing <br /> the ability of available local facilities to meet needs. Propose to undertake a <br /> renewed effort with the Orange County Schools for use of school facilities <br /> for recreation. <br /> • Look at adding landscaping and plantings to existing parks as a low-cost <br /> improvement. Continue emphasis on protecting and enhancing pollinator- <br /> friendly habitats in County parks and open spaces, with adequate funding. <br /> • Potential for working with towns on a joint resident survey on parks and <br /> recreation needs. All jurisdictions plan to do survey work in 2022 — <br /> opportunity to collaborate and save costs? <br />