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6 <br /> WHEREAS, the parties recognize the mutual benefit in the Town's acting as lead entity for <br /> programming of such facilities during non-school hours and for communicating with the Board <br /> of Education and County regarding that programming; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Education, the County and the Town have consulted each other and <br /> have determined that their respective interests may be furthered if an additional recreational field <br /> and related amenities for joint use are developed at the School Site contemporaneously with the <br /> construction of the Smith Middle School; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Education, the County and the Town have recognized the need for <br /> additional public athletic fields, and particularly soccer fields, that can be made available for <br /> governmental and private organizations to program and expand recreational opportunities in the <br /> area; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Education, the County and the Town agree that community use of the <br /> recreational fields and parking lots at the Chapel Hill High School, Seawell Elementary School <br /> and Smith Middle School would benefit the citizens of Carrboro and Orange County, and <br /> WHEREAS, the laws of the State of North Carolina provide that the parties hereto may contract <br /> and agree, each with the other, for the joint use of facilities for the stated public purposes; and <br /> WHEREAS, in furtherance of the aforesaid, the parties hereto do propose to contract and agree <br /> for a period of thirty (30) years, to jointly use and mutually operate recreational fields and <br /> appurtenant facilities all of which are to be constructed by the Board of Education on the <br /> School Site; and <br /> WHEREAS, the implementation of this Agreement would fulfill substantial Board of Education, <br /> County and Town needs, and be of significant mutual benefit to the parties hereto, and to the <br /> public generally; <br /> 2 <br />