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Activities and Accomplishments of the IPWG During its three-year tenure, the IPWG has been involved in a number of issues, ranging from reporting to elected boards about collaborative park opportunities, preparing studies of parks and recreation issues, and responding to matters referred to the Work Group by the elected boards. The listing that follows is a brief overview of some -but not all - of these subjects: Planning for the November 2001 County Parks and Open Space Bond • Identifying Projects for the Capital Needs Advisory Task Force • Updating Inventory of Park Facilities for Bond Consideration Review of Parkland Acquisitions and Opportunities • Receiving reports on new lands acquired by the County's Lands Leagcy Program, and providing ideas for new acquisitions Review and Comment on New Projects Underway • Little River Regional Park and Natural Area -Concept Plan • Southern Pazk Conceptual Plan • Homestead Park Aquatics Center • Chapel Hill Township Park and Educational Campus (CHATPEC) • Historic Occoneechee Speedway (Ayr Mount) Trail Study of New Opportunities • Alternative Funding Mechanisms for Parks • Guiding Principles for Coordinated Parlcs Standards • Greenways Coordination • Basic Operating Principles for Parks Items Referred to the IPWG by Elected Boards • Potential Use of OWASA Lands for Park Purposes (report 2002) • Toint Parks Planning Process and Policy (this was the subject of much deliberation and resulted in a draft policy sent to the elected boards in early 2002) • Southern Park Conceptual Plan • Friends of Bolin Creek • Morgan Creek Valley Alliance • Creation of a Countywide Pazks Brochure/Nlap (currently underway) In addition, at each meeting a roundtable discussion was held to solicit new information and opportunities, as well as receive reports from each of the Recreation and Parlcs Directors on new programs and facility upgrades.