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ao ATTACH IEENT 7 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Town Council FROM: Pam Hemminge , Chair Southern Community Park Conceptual Plan Committee SUBJECT: Revisions to the Committee's Report of the Southern Community Park Conceptual Plan Committee DATE: March 12,2002 Voting Yes: Pam Hemminger(Chair), Audrey Booth,Elizabeth Branch,Coleman Day, Jim Earnhardt, Scott Madry,and Douglas Ostanek The Committee met on March 12,2002 to review the comments and recommendations of other Town Boards and Commissions after their review of our proposed Southern Community Park Conceptual Plan. The Committee was highly appreciative of the depth and scope of the comments we received.We agreed with most of the recommendations made by other boards and voted unanimously(7-0)to recommend that the Council adopt our Report with the following revisions: • The paved Fan Branch greenway trail should be extended to the southern tip of the park. The Committee specifically recommends that the trail extension should be near the eastern property line and parallel to Highway 15-501.The Committee recommends that the rest of the trails south of Dogwood Acres Drive remain unpaved. • The plan should show better pedestrian connections to Scroggs School and the park and ride lot. A paved trail for improved pedestrian connection should be added along the north side of Dogwood Acres Drive,from the western property line to the point where the Fan Branch greenway trail crosses Dogwood Acres Drive. • The site of the future community center should be designated as a temporary picnic area. • The Town should maintain at least a 50 foot buffer along 15-501.The buffer could be enhanced with plantings where needed. • The plan should address the importance of bus access and stops.Exact locations of bus stops should be addressed in the Special Use Permit phase of the project. • The need for benches should be noted.