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d. City of Mebane—Aaron Davis <br /> - 1"Greenway Ribbon Cutting <br /> - Northern Connections <br /> - Greenways in neighborhoods connect to sidewalks. <br /> - Lake Michael is under construction. <br /> - Exploring connections growing towards Orange County <br /> e. Others <br /> Bo Howes <br /> - Project across from South Creek.TLC will own that preserve and create a natural trail system. <br /> Indigo Roper-Edwards <br /> - Blue Indigo—Connectivity to roads that include additional trails on the Confluence, natural <br /> surface trails. <br /> UNC Person <br /> - Four miles of usage trails. UNC—Country Club Rd, Botanical Gardens, and buildings within the <br /> campus. <br /> f. Orange County David Stancil-Orange County <br /> - Bike Skills Course at Little River Regional Park—TORCAgreement <br /> - Fairview Park—Homel Avenue and connectivity to the park <br /> - First Mini-Park—Perry Hills includes a loop trail. <br /> - MST—Seven Mile Natural Areas connection. <br /> - Chair Bedford asked if construction had started on the tennis court expansion at Fairview Park. <br /> 5. Topics of Future Conversations. <br /> a. Community Use of Schools <br /> Chair Bedford led the discussion on the community use of schools. She reviewed the policy with the <br /> group. Encourage the schools to talk to the Towns about opportunities to partner. Ferguson said <br /> that conversations have been happening with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Davis asked if there <br /> is an after-school use policy. Bedford said that it is left for the schools. <br /> b. Federal Funding Impacts <br /> Stancil opened the discussion on Federal Funding impacts. Carr shared that there have been some <br /> delays for building supplies, such as a picnic shelter for Perry Hills Minipark.Towns said there has <br /> not been any impact on their departments. Some have seen funding impacts on departments such <br /> as utilities and crisis social workers. <br /> Adjournment - Next meeting October 8th, 2025 <br /> The meeting was adjourned at 6:56 <br />