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2 <br /> can be acquired and secured to the baseball field fence when not in use. The <br /> BOCC has included funding for soccer goals in the capital budget for FY 2025- <br /> 26. If Fairview Community Watch agrees, these goals can be used by members <br /> of the community by securing/returning the key to the goals from the Dorothy <br /> Johnson Community Center. <br /> This arrangement may need to be added to the existing Memorandum of <br /> Agreement between the County and Town of Hillsborough, which is due for <br /> renewal at the end of 2025. <br /> • Long-term: Build a permanent soccer field. <br /> Response: Once the landfill mitigation work is completed, a Phase 11 of Fairview <br /> Park is projected for some date in the future beyond 2035. The N.C. Department <br /> of Environmental Quality has hired a firm to prepare a Landfill Mitigation <br /> Remedial Action Plan, but it is currently unknown when that Plan will be ready for <br /> public review and comment. Following approval of the Landfill Mitigation <br /> Remedial Action Plan, the amount of time needed to complete the mitigation <br /> work and make it ready for public use is expected to take multiple years. <br /> Once the State's plan outlines the potential uses for the site, the Fairview Park <br /> Master Plan (adopted in 2005) will need to be amended with desired <br /> improvements for Phase ll, consistent with the uses that would be allowed on the <br /> former landfill areas. This master plan amendment would be developed in <br /> conjunction with the Fairview community, as the original master plan was. <br /> Report Priority II. Improve Park Facilities Near Dorothy Johnson <br /> Community Center <br /> Short-Term: Replace benches and water fountain, repair playground equipment, <br /> and improve landscaping at Orange County park facilities near the Town's <br /> Dorothy Johnson Community Center. <br /> Response: Some of these items may be able to be pursued using existing funds. <br /> Others may require future year appropriations and/or conversations with the <br /> Town. <br /> • Staff would remove and replace two to three benches, as funds permit. <br /> • The old inoperable water fountain would be removed, as water is available <br /> in the adjacent community center. There is also an existing water fountain <br /> in the park near the picnic shelter. <br /> • The existing playground, while older, meets codes and standards and is <br /> inspected regularly. There are currently no funds for replacement of this <br /> amenity. The playground could serve for several additional years with <br /> Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks & Recreation <br /> PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Phone: (919) 245-2510 <br />