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30 Orange County Environment & Resource Conservation 306 -A Revere Road / PO Box 3151 Hillsborough, NC 27275 Phone: (919) 245.2590, Fax: (919) 6443351 MEMORANDUM TO: John Link, County Manager FROM: David Stancil, Environment and Resource Conservation Director DATE: September 29, 2005 RE: Miming Issues and the Proposed New Hope Preserve Interlocal Agreement As we look forward to many opportunities that the future New Hope Preserve will offer for residents of both Orange and Durham counties, I would like to share a few thoughts about the proposed interlocal agreement from Durham County addressing land disposition, funding and master planning. Staff and the County Attorney have not yet fully reviewed the proposal, pending direction from the Board, but I would offer the following ideas that relate to the nature and timing of the proposed activity: 1, At this time, there are ongoing property acquisition discussions on lands that would likely be part of the New Hope Preserve and the New Hope corridor. It may be premature to engage in master planning for this area until the negotiations are completed. 2 In the fall of 2005 and into early 2006, the County will be engaged in several park projects, including some that have been awaiting action for some time. These include: a. Working with the Master Plan Committee for the Fairview Park and Public campus with the Town of Hillsborough (kicking off October 4"'); b The development of a comprehensive and complex Conditional Use Permit application to the Town of Carrboro for Twin Creeks Park; c. Development of a site plan application for Northern Park; d. Preliminary planning for the New Hope Park at Blackwood Farm master planning effort, planned for 2006; and e. Work toward the creation of two playing fields at the West Ten Soccer Center.