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a. City of Mebane
b. Town of Chapel Hill
c. Town of Carrboro
d. Town of Hillsborough
e. Orange County
f. Others
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Meeting Notes of April 10, 2018
Members Present:
Jamezetta Bedford - Orange County Commissioner
Mark Bell – Hillsborough Board of Commissioners
Cy Stober - Mebane City Council Appointee
Jeanette Bench – Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Commission
Tamara Sanders - Carrboro Parks and Recreation Board
Rob Robinson– Orange County Parks and Recreation Advisory Council
Absent:
Earl McKee - Orange County Commissioner
Barbara Foushee – Carrboro Board of Alderman
Rachel Schaevitz – Chapel Hill Town Council
Pat Heinrich – Chapel Hill/Carrboro City schools
Steve Halkiotis – Orange County Board of Education
Rob English – Hillsborough Parks and Recreation Board
Sara Childs - Duke Forest Resource Manager
Lynne Gronback – Orange County Commission for the Environment
Yinka Ayankoya - OWASA Board of Directors
Bo Howes -Triangle Land Conservancy
Mary Altpeter-Orange County Department on Aging Advisory Board
Wesley McMahon – Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Commission
Staff Present:
Marabeth Carr; and Ardra Webster; - Orange County, Dept. of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation
Linda Smith - Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation
Anita Jones- McNair and Wendell Rodgers - Carrboro Recreation & Parks
Stephanie Trueblood - Hillsborough Planning
Guests:
John Stock- Orange County Sportsplex
Myra Austin-Representing OC Department on Aging
Meeting was held at the Orange County Passmore Center
A light meal of pizza, and drinks was provided.
Agenda Items / Notes (April 10, 2018)
1. Call to order
Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM
2. Introductions
Introduction of members and staff
3. Information Item / Master Aging Plan Outdoor Spaces Survey Results
Myra Austin /
• Survey results available thorough link below
http://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7040/MAP-Planning-Year-Data-Collection-
PDF?bidId=
4. What’s on the Horizon? / Long Range Parks and Recreation Plans
A. Town of Chapel Hill; Linda Smith –
• Just finished resurfacing of 2 soccer fields at Southern Park with artificial turf
• New roof on Hargraves Center
• New summer camp partnership with schools
• Bolin Creek Trail – Coal ash delayed project will start back in May
B. Town of Carrboro; Jones McNair –
• Working with Planning Dept. on Comprehensive Plan which will include Parks Master Plan and
Greenway Master Plan
• Partnering with Housing on a pop-up community event
• Partnering with other departments on purchasing a party trailer to serve as a community
outreach meeting space
• MLK Park- First Master Plan 2004; redone in 2014; 2017 Developed construction drawings;
construction started late Dec 2018. Amenities include; two pump tracks; community garden;
amphitheater; walking track; playground and a pollinator garden
C. Town of Hillsborough; Stephanie Trueblood
• Expanded parking area at Kings Highway Park
• Completed master plans for all town parks
• Stamped downtown crosswalks
• Stream buffer naturalization projects at Turnip Patch and Murray Street Parks
• Calvin Street tree project
• Purchased a weed steamer
D. Orange County; Marabeth Carr
• Egg Hunt is this Friday
• Earth Evening 4/26 in River Park
• Fishing Rodeo 5/1 at Blackwood farm park
• Summer Camps are completely full
E. City of Mebane; Cy Stober
• One year ago acquired 54 ac farm for a future Cates Farm Park
• Lake Michael –complete trail around lake
• Community Park now opened and is very popular
• Natural Fitness Campaign - $30,000 grant from Impact Alamance
• Holt St Park added a new shelter
• Working on a Bike and Ped Plan
F. Others;
UNC; Bill Goa
• Added Bike Trails near Country Club
• New disc golf
• $600,000 wetlands restoration grant
• Doubled size of ropes course
5. Overview/Tour of the Sportsplex Field House project – John Stock
7. Adjournment 7pm.