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2 <br />area, picnic shelters and other amenities. Several meadow areas, in keeping with the <br />Olmsteadian vision for the park, are also proposed for flexible open space uses. <br />The proposed Educational Campus on the northernmost 76 acres features a co-located <br />elementary and middle school with associated facilities. A separate pod in the campus has <br />not been designed in detail, and could feature a second elementary school or other school <br />facility, to be determined at a later date. <br />A 21-acre area that was designated as "Potential School Site" contains an archaeological site <br />of some significance, and the Master Plan proposes only a tentative trail section in this area <br />pending further research. <br />After the Board considers the Master Plan and approves the next steps of the project, staff <br />plans to submit the first phase of the project to the Town of Carrboro to begin the Town's <br />approval process. Preliminary discussions along these lines are already underway. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None associated with this status report. Funding for phase I of the <br />park was included in the 2001 bond in the amount of $1.2 million. The Work Group has <br />discussed, briefly, the possibility of requesting Soccer Superfund appropriations to help build <br />additional facilities in Phase I. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive this report as <br />information at this time, providing any needed direction to staff about the next steps for the <br />project. <br />