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I� Is her d tt ( g ho I Yes the site Is near Coml Elementary Sch I 4th Indf oriented ti t . bl and VP P' I the me 01 d b(C uid l ds Ind en wic n rally sunixtre I d ) WA No active excreation recreation proposed. The silo would not 6 itable for active ramethation due to t comdar and ni area Will the ucyuishon Judi purldoes of Upl Em and N hope Comae mervium inhere;(if at 'wble)9WA- 6ut the acguistion will furMef eMUfs ro add to Me Bolin Creek comtlor(which Is part ofJOmen Lake waterahed). ty pwsn(lira pur91ion)to Neproposed afM opk podeesilympowPl[sLad4 POten(lally yea.AOOe93 4VUltl be omplemot through adjacent Wilson Pads eliminating illegal palling along Estes Drive Extension, which now occurs Conclusion As shown above, the proposal meets most of the criteria for joint parks and open space projects, but does not meet all. For example, the primary criterion calling for a 50% match by the requesting local government is not met. However, other important voters, such as the protection of identified Natural Heritage sites, are met. As a land acquisition project, this project is not applicable ad the IP Work Group's recently-recommended policy ("Planning Process for Joint County/Town Open Space Projects"), although some provisions of that document may be prudent to apply, such as the appointment of a County/Town Project Planning Group(PPG) to oversee the acquisition activities. Additionally, once a policy governing joint facilities projects Is adopted, that policy would govern eventual greenway extension along this Corridor(and through this property), If pursued as ajoint County/Town project. The Town's request in May of Nis year was for $500,000, with a more-recent refinement asking that the Town's full portion of the 2001 bond funds for greenways ($750,000) be used to this end. The acquisition of his tract would further the expansion of the Bolin Crack Greenway, by providing land along the Master Plan route that could be incorporated into the greenway. Clarification is needed that the greenway could be placed on this side of Bolin Creek, as the existing Town plans show the Proposed greenway, on Ne opposite side of the creek. However, this is merely a line on a map and there Is no design for the greenway at this time. While construction of the remainder of the greenway N the Adams Tract: may be some years in the offing, greenway segments are often acquired in piecemeal fashion as part of a master plan. Acquisition of Me Adams Tract would enhance that goal, by acquiring land for the eventual extension of Bolin Creek Greenway, which would also eventually tie to trails proposed on the Chapel Hill Township toonentrosandRievuree Con rvatiar PO Box 81811306-A Revorn Road HillsMqu9h,NC 2727B (919f 205-2590