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Project Summary The Southern Community Park Conceptual some of the major concerns raised in the Plan Committee has developed a proposed planning process: conceptual plan for the 70- acre property that we believe would meet many of the Preservation of Open Space community's parks and recreation related needs while preserving significant portions of About 60-70%of this site would be left as Dog- the site as open space. open space. Most of the site south of Dog- wood Acres Drive would remain undis- The Committee met from February until turbed. Woodland trails would provide September 2001 and considered a wide range access to these natural areas.Large buffers of information including: would protect neighbors,the Highway 15- • Comments provided by citizens at 501 entranceway, and the park drainage meetings ways. A new meadow area would be created • Comments provided through the out of an area that is now a young pine Committee's web site grove. • Comments received at two public Active Recreation forums • Information and comments gener- Most of the active recreation would be ated by committee members clustered near the northeast corner of the site • Site analysis just south of the Southern Village Park and • Information and opinions provided Ride lot.Specific facilities recommended for by the consultant inclusion in a first phase of the park include: • Staff gererated information. • Athletic/soccer fields(2) • Youth ballfield The committee recognizes that the needs of • Dog park the community are varied and sometimes in • Extension of the Fan Branch Trail conflict with one another. Citizens spoke • Large play area with passion concerning the need to both • Water play area(spray park) preserve open space and develop the prop- • Basketball courts(2) erty for active recreation.The committee • Roller hockey court also considered the need to protect estab- • Small court area(horseshoes, lished neighborhoods,protect sensitive bocce) natural areas,the lack of certain types of • Performance area active recreational facilities,and the lack of • Disc golf course large properties for future park • Picnic shelters(one large,several developement. small) • Recycling center(to be developed The proposed conceptual plan is intended to by Orange County) blend these many needs into a coherent plan • Bio-retention ponds that takes advantage of the property's topog- • Parking raphy,vegetation, and location.The plan • Restrooms (3) proposes the following general solutions to • Maintenance shed 4