HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2004-051 Resolution - Provision of County Funds for Chapel Hill Greenways Project~A-~ ~ 12~ ~ ~~-
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION
Approval of Bolin Creek Greenway Expansion for 2001 Orange County Parks and Open
Space Funds
WHEREAS, in 2001, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro requested that Orange County
include funds for greenways projects in the County's fall bond referendum, and
WHEREAS, Orange County policy and the 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work
Group Report had identified the interconnection of Town greenways with rural open space
networks as a high priority, including the proposed Northern Chapel Hill Township Rustic
Woodland Trail connector, and
WHEREAS, the Orange County. Board of Commissioners authorized a total of $1.75 million for
Joint Town/County Open Space in the bond for these purposes, and
WHEREAS, the 2001 Parks and Open Space Bond was approved by voters, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners and Chapel Hill Town Council have agreed upon a
collaborative planning process for joint County/Town projects in the 2001 bond through the work
of a joint Park Planning Committee (PPC), and
WHEREAS, the Orange County-Chapel Hill PPC has recommended that work begin on the
engineering, design and eventual construction of the next phase of the Bolin Creek Greenway
in Chapel Hill, from Airport Road to Estes Drive Extension, and that the $1.0 million in County
bond funds for Chapel Hill greenways projects be appropriated for this project in conjunction
with $2.0 million of Town funds, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill plans. to initiate the project using $100,000 of Town funds
for the initial phase of the engineering and design study;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
agrees to the selection of the Bolin Creek Greenway expansion as the project for use of County
bond funds for greenways in Chapel Hill.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County will make its portion of the funding available for
this project, contingent on like funding from the Town as identified above, available in accord
with the Board's Debt Issuance Schedule.
This, the 23~d day of June, 2004.
Barry Jac s, Ch it
Orange ounty Boa of C mmissioners
ATTEST:
Don a Baker, Clerk to the Board