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O~RAN~?GE COUNTY
N~E~RTH CAROLINA
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FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET
TO: FROM:
Couritiy Commissioners Rod Visser, Assistarn County Manager
COMPANY: DATE:
Apn120,1999
FAX NUMBER: RE:
Smith 1Vliddle School Athletic Fac17ities
PHONE NUMBER: TOTAL NO.OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER:
2
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NOTES/COMMENTS:
Last week I attended a meeting at C.arrboro Town Hall involving discussion between the
Chapel H71-Carlhoro Schools and the Town of Carrboro concerning a proposal to redesign the
proposed athletic fields at the new Smith 1Vliddle School. The redesign (as I understand it) would
uivolve shifting a panned baseball softball field north on property to be leased from UNC so
that the land could accommodate some additional multi-purpose/soccer/ut~7ity fields that could.
be used both by the schools and the general public. Here are a few kry points that seemed to
arise from the conversation:
^ Carrboro and CHOGS are very amenable to cooperating on this -both want to take
advantage. of an oppomumyto get good region value for the schools and conuYnlruty
' G~IQCS warns to ensure that the middle school project remains on track, so decisions on
the fields are needed fairly quickly
^ No figures have been developed for additional cost, but architects' experience on other
projects suggests at least $200k for grading earthwork, another $100k+ for
irrigation lighting -overall cost could be $400k +/-
^ Carrboro seems wiling to consider some contribution to the cost
^ A C,arrboro representative (perhaps A1dem~arl Allen Span or Recreation Direcxor Richard
Kinney) wr11 probably make a brief presernation at tonight's County public hearing on the
CIP and request that the Board of Commissioners consider some financial contribution
to the proposed work