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ppEL <br />G` <br />~ ! ~~ <br />s <br />TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL <br />May 31, 2000 <br />John Link, County Manager <br />Orange County <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />klillsl~orougkr, NC 27278 <br />Dear Mr. Link: <br />I understand that the County Commissioners are scheduled to consider our request £ar plarmin~; <br />funds for the Southern Community Park project. X hope the following information will be useful <br />in your discussions. <br />Sometime in early 2001, we would like to begin work on a conceptual plan for the Southern. <br />Community Park site. The conceptual planning process is our way of exploring the potential of <br />the property and providing, to our elected officials, options fox development. 1'hesc plans <br />usually include a site analysis, development optaions, cost estimates, and recommendations that <br />are used by the Council prior to their taking any formal action related to development of a park <br />site. It is at this stage that the public is very involved in the planning process. We solicit ideas <br />and camrnents from citizens at large, neighbors, and interest groups- <br />We estimate that a conceptual plan far this site would cost approximately $40,000 - 50,000, <br />Based on the costs of developing Homestead Fark, rve estimate that Southern Community Park <br />would cost approximately $5 million to build, excluding the cost of arty buildings. The County <br />has $895,000 remaining of the $1 million in 1997 Parks bond that was earmarked for the <br />Southern Commtmuty Park. If the Commissioners authorize the expenditure of funds for <br />development of a conceptual plan, we estimate that about $845,000 would remain. We typically <br />reserve about 104/0 of each budget for architects fees, permits, and other necessary miscellaneous <br />costs and another 10% for project contingency. This would leave about $675,000 for <br />construction of a Phase I project on the site. We would reconvnend that one product of the <br />conceptual plan be options for the first phase of developmenrt. <br />30b N. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 968-2700 <br />__ ___~r,_~_ _:..L......,_~.m ....,.e F.4X /9191967106 GTE Eschax~e (919) 682-8636 <br />6 <br />