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1~ Response. A major rheas of the plan is b minimrze the park's impacts on the Dogwood Acres neighborhood. Wenate that the following cowepts were wWuded farthe purpose afpmteding the neighborhood: • The warem buffer is much larger than is requved by ordinance. MOSt ofthe f [preservationarea is located adjacent to the neighborhood. • The majoriry of the park's emerdtres melocazed in Ne noNreas[comvafthe site, as faz from residwces ar posaNle. • The rmjorityofparking will be 1«azed iv the norlheas[ comer of the site, as far from residences as possibly • Most lighted Facilities are located in[henortheast comer oflhe sits end Wong. - IS-501, es (v 5pm residences ere possible. • Most anromobile tratLc ac«saing tLepad is exp«tdmdo rovia l5-g01 or dwugh SOUlhem Village. • The TOwnproposes to accept maurtevence and cormol ofthe poniav of Dogwood Acres Drive that passes ttwugM1 thepad and that is currently covtrollN by NCDOT. This action wonld give the Town the ability to reduce the spcedlimir and inssll traffic cahWvg devices within the park. ' • Retention ponds mtd arhtt stormwater control fecilitres would be designed m wvo-ol the cmrcvt flow of etormwaty from the Bite onto neighboring properties. • AsidewaWtreil would allow pedestriaNhicycle access from the western rAgc oflRe park (eastern edge of Dogwood Acres) to io- mtemW Veil system. This trail system would lead m all m jox pad facibtieq Scruggs School, and 9oad~amVillage. Werewgoiu that ficrc will be somepolentially negative off is an Ne neighborhood including: A reduction in the amount ofppen epa« adjacent to the neighborhood. • Evm though a111ightM fncititles are ee fu away from the neighborhood as possibly mercasca iv tight levels waWd be noticeable for the naighbrna who Gve cloaestm the park • IDerc likely would be some increase innoise levels far[hc ndghbms who five closest m the park, especially at times whey the atYdetle fields were being need. • Although the majority ofpad visitors would be expected to access the pack via Highway 15-501 there would be some vehiwlar a«®a through the Dogwood Acres neighborhood, particularly bypmple driving from the neighborhood ikselland fiom pwple living N the Heritage Hills area. • The small parking lot on the south side ofDOgwood ACresDme woWd result N o-affie levels ov the eastern and aFDOgwoed Acres Drive (within the Sark). 7. Coutny Request: Infnm~ation on the status ofa peetiov to Ne Tovm Comcil rcgaNing locating a new high school on Ne park site.