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Town'1 .. r .. I^ <br />of <br />_! <br />March 6, 2004 <br />Mr. John Link <br />Orange County Manager <br />P O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Dear John, <br />In preparation for the upcoming March 22nd joint meeting between the governing boards of Orange County and <br />Hillsborough, the Town's Board of Commissioners request that the following items be included on the agenda <br />for this meeting: <br />Recreation — In prior discussions, Orange County has indicated that if Hillsborough provided recreation <br />facilities (e.g., soccer and baseball /softball fields) that the County may be willing to provide <br />programming at these facilities. If Waterstone is approved, its developers indicate they will design <br />park facilities (with input from the Town) for the entire 10 -acre tract and then build a soccer field and <br />children's park on half of the tract within the first three years of the project The Town is responsible <br />for constructing whatever field and facilities would be placed on the other half'. Any feedback from the <br />Orange County Commissioners regarding their desire for possible programming and/or maintenance of <br />Town- owned /constructed recreational facilities will assist Hillsborough as it plans for future projects. <br />Gold Park is another potential site the Town is considering locating ball fields sometime in the future. <br />Churton Grove Build -out Schedule — The Town's Board of Commissioners would like to discuss this <br />topic to explore whether Orange County may have an interest in possibly accelerating (to some level) <br />the current permitted build -out schedule for the Churton Grove development. The Town Board's <br />interest in this matter is related to available water capacity for Churton Grove that is currently sitting <br />idle since it is dedicated to serve the future phases of this development. This idle capacity is a potential <br />revenue source that is not being used. If development at Churton Grove is somehow able to occur <br />faster it would direct more revenue into the Town's Water /Sewer Fund. This revenue would be used to <br />help prevent the Town's rates from growing higher and possibly allow for a rate decrease to occur. <br />Please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions or need additional information regarding these items <br />Thanks for your assistance! <br />Sincerely, <br />�/(L_ <br />Eric Peterson <br />Town Manager <br />101 East Orange Street • RO, Box 429 • Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />919- 732 -1270 • Fax 919 -644 -2390 <br />